This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body designed by Michelotti with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Leyland P76 V8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.4 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 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.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic 'box.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Michelotti | ||
| 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 | 4878 mm | 192 inches | |
| Width | 1910 mm | 75.2 inches | |
| Height | 1393 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 187 mm | 7.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] 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) | 7.35 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.04 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.46 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| 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 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.920 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | E78S x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | E78S x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 257840 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Leyland P76 V8 Automatic added 2011-11-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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