The 3-Litre Coupé is a road car from Marcos, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The 2.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 216 N·m (159 lb·ft/22 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual set of gears.
The stated kerb weight is 900 kg.
The Marcos 3-Litre Coupé is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 210 km/h (130 mph).
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2273 mm | 89.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1238 mm | 48.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4077 mm | 160.5 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1080 mm | 42.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 900 kg | 1984 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 68.5 mm
3.66 × 2.7 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 5200 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
216 Nm (159 ft·lb) (22 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
36.3 kW/litre 49.4 ps/litre 48.7 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.36 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 972.2 kPa (141 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.87 kg/kW 14.82 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98395 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1985 Marcos 3-Litre Coupé added 2002-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||