The Rocket is a road car from Light Car Company, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a roadster body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 5 valves per cylinder. It produces 143 bhp (145 PS/107 kW) of power at 10200 rpm, and maximum torque of 104 N·m (77 lb·ft/10.6 kgm) at 8500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 370 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 241 km/h (150 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2413 mm | 95 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 3518 mm | 138.5 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 914 mm | 36 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 110 mm | 4.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 370 kg | 816 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 27.3 litres | 6 [7.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Yamaha | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 1002 cc (61.146 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75.5 × 56 mm
2.97 × 2.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.35 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
145 PS (143 bhp) (107 kW) at 10200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
104 Nm (77 ft·lb) (10.6 kgm) at 8500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
106.4 kW/litre 144.7 ps/litre 142.7 bhp/litre 2.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
103.79 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Mi carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1304.3 kPa (189.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 11500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 250.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.2 s
@ 109 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 391.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 PS/kg 288.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 kW/kg 386.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.47 kg/kW 5.8 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 | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin 195/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin 195/50 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 9768 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Light Car Company Rocket added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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