The Lea-Francis 2½-Litre is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Powering the Lea-Francis 2½-Litre is an overhead valve, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 5000 rpm and 193 N·m (142 lb·ft/19.7 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1170 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 161 km/h, or 100 mph.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2515 | 99 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1334 | 52.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1334 | 52.5 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4191 | 165 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1600 | 63 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1372 | 54 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 178 | 7 Zoll | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1170 kg | 2579 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Lea-Francis | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 2.5 litre 2496 cc (152.315 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 85 × 110 mm
3.35 × 4.33 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 0.77 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 8 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) bei 5000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 193 Nm (142 ft·lb) (19.7 kgm) bei 2500 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 37.3 kW/litre 50.8 ps/litre 50.1 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
77.32 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.7:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 2 SU carbs | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 971.7 kPa (140.9 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 624 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.55 kg/kW 20.97 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | 9.80 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.TB. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | 1181 cm2 | ||
| Getriebe | 4 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.64 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62678 | ||
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| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Lea-Francis 2½-Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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