This vehicle has a 2 door roadster body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that develops 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 5100 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Lea-Francis 1½-Litre weighs a stated 1043 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Length | 3962 mm | 156 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1043 kg | 2299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lea-Francis | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1496 cc (91.292 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69 × 100 mm
2.72 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 39.4 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.8 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374 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 76.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.7 kg/kW 29.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| 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 | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62007 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1947 Lea-Francis 1½-Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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