Marcos Mantula 3.9i V8 Spyder is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.9 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 4550 rpm and 291 Nm (215 lbft/29.7 kgm) at 3250 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 890 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 230 km/h or 143 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) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1378 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4153 mm | 163.5 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1080 mm | 42.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 890 kg | 1962 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| 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) |
175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 4550 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
291 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.7 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.7 kW/litre 44.5 ps/litre 43.8 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
73.75 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.35:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 926.7 kPa (134.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 197.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 194.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.9 kg/kW 11.52 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29502 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Marcos Mantula 3.9i V8 Spyder added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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