The Leyland Triumph Chicane is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) at 4750 rpm and 185 Nm (136 lbft/18.9 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual with overdrive 'box.
Its stated kerb weight is 1161 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1332 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1342 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Length | 4628 mm | 182.2 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1161 kg | 2560 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.7 × 95 mm
2.94 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
185 Nm (136 ft·lb) (18.9 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30.2 kW/litre 41 ps/litre 40.4 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.06 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU HS4 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 930.7 kPa (135 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.33 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 88.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.42 kg/kW 25.75 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 185 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 248 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 205469 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Leyland Triumph Chicane added 2009-09-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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