2000 Morgan Aero 8 specifications
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2530 mm | 99.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4017 mm | 158.1 inches | |
| Width | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Height | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 971 kg | 2141 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.5 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.39 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | M62 B44 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4398 cc (268.382 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 82.7 mm
3.62 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.8 kW/litre 65 ps/litre 64.1 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.05 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1257.2 kPa (182.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.5 s
@ 105 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 25 s
@ 208 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 257 km/h (160 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 294.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 216.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 290.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.62 kg/kW 7.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.28/6.19/7.70 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.3/6.2/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.7/16.2/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.5/45.6/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.9/38.0/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 295.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 75878 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Morgan Aero 8 added 2001-02-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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