The Lanchester Dauphin is a 2 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 2000-2800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Lanchester Dauphin weighs a quoted 1448 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2642 mm | 104 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4788 mm | 188.5 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1448 kg | 3192 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2433 cc (148.471 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 88.9 mm
3 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 2000-2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.6 kW/litre 41.7 ps/litre 41.1 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.16 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 919.4 kPa (133.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 405.5 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 70.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.42 kg/kW 32.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| 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 | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| 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 | 1226 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86581 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Lanchester Dauphin added 2001-08-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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