This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body designed by Peter Stevens with a mid located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 5500 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lbft/16.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a continuously variable gearbox.
The MG TF 120 Stepspeed weighs a claimed 1125 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h which is 118 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.4/6.2/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 194.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Peter Stevens | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2375 mm | 93.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1404 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 3943 mm | 155.2 inches | |
| Width | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Height | 1261 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 124 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1125 kg | 2480 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.70 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | K1.8 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 89.3 mm
3.15 × 3.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49 kW/litre 66.6 ps/litre 65.7 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.87 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block and head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1154.5 kPa (167.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.79 kg/kW 21.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/6.2/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/6.2/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/16.1/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/45.6/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/37.9/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 194.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/55 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.52 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 92862 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 MG TF 120 Stepspeed added 2002-01-31. Last modified 2019-08-14. |
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