The Kaiser Manhattan is a saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, side valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.7 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 3650 rpm and 271 Nm (200 lbft/27.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1481 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3010 mm | 118.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5363 mm | 211.1 inches | |
| Width | 1902 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1481 kg | 3265 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3703 cc (225.971 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.1 × 111.1 mm
3.31 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 3650 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.8 kW/litre 32.3 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.18 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 919.7 kPa (133.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.17 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 | Higher is better 80.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.83 kg/kW 28.11 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1135 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 63888 | ||
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| RAC rating | 26.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Kaiser Manhattan added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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