The Marcos Mantara Spyder is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3.9 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 4750 rpm and 319 N·m (235 lb·ft/32.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1020 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 211 km/h (131 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2273 mm | 89.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4005 mm | 157.7 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1020 kg | 2249 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 47 litres | 10.3 [12.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3946 cc (240.8 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.98 × 71.1 mm
3.7 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
319 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.9 kW/litre 48.8 ps/litre 48.2 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.84 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1015.9 kPa (147.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 27 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 188.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 186.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.2 kg/kW 12.03 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 ? | |||
| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.U&LW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.14 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29051 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Marcos Mantara Spyder added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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