The P76 Force 7V is a rear wheel drive coupé passenger car with a front mounted engine, produced by Leyland.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.4 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) of power at 4250 rpm, and maximum torque of 386 N·m (285 lb·ft/39.4 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1263 kg.
Top stated speed is 172 km/h, which equates to 107 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2825 mm | 111.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 4826 mm | 190 inches | |
| Width | 1925 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1263 kg | 2784 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Leyland | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4414 cc (269.359 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 88.9 mm
3.5 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
386 Nm (285 ft·lb) (39.4 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
32.4 kW/litre 44.1 ps/litre 43.5 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
87.45 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1098.9 kPa (159.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 551.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.82 kg/kW 14.74 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118833 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Leyland P76 Force 7V added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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