The Lanchester Sprite is a saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that has an output of 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) of power at 4200 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
The Lanchester Sprite weighs a claimed 1220 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 | |||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4370 mm | 172 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1220 kg | 2690 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Morris | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1622 cc (98.981 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 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 27.6 kW/litre 37.5 ps/litre 37 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 49.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 36.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 49.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 27.27 kg/kW 45.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64658 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Lanchester Sprite added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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