The Hyundai Equus VS460 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 4.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 361 bhp (366 PS/269 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 439 N·m (324 lb·ft/44.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 2025 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3045 mm | 119.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1616 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5160 mm | 203.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2025 kg | 4464 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 77 litres | 16.9 [20.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hyundai | ||
| Engine code | Tau | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4627 cc (282.357 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 87 mm
3.62 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 366 PS (361 bhp) (269 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 439 Nm (324 ft·lb) (44.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.2 kW/litre 79.1 ps/litre 78 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.88 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1192.3 kPa (172.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 180.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 178.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.52 kg/kW 12.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.5Li. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.5Li. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 196790 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Hyundai Equus VS460 added 2009-03-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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