This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 5400 rpm and 124 N·m (91 lb·ft/12.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 558 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2130 mm | 83.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 3730 mm | 146.9 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1060 mm | 41.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 558 kg | 1230 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1599 cc (97.577 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.6 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 5400 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
124 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
39.6 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.55 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 974.5 kPa (141.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.8 kg/kW 14.7 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1896 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59741 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1982 Ginetta G4 Series IV added 1999-06-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||