The Kaiser Darrin is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied road car designed by Howard Darrin with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, side valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.6 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) at 4200 rpm and 183 Nm (135 lbft/18.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Howard Darrin | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4676 mm | 184.1 inches | |
| Width | 1716 mm | 67.6 inches | |
| Height | 1291 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49.2 litres | 10.8 [13] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Willys | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2641 cc (161.164 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.4 × 88.9 mm
3.13 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.4 kW/litre 34.6 ps/litre 34.1 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
69.29 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter YF carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 870.7 kPa (126.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 440.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 529023 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | KF161 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Kaiser Darrin (1954) added 2017-09-10. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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