The 1½-Litre is an automobile from Paramount, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Paramount 1½-Litre's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 47 bhp (47.7 PS/35 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 100 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.2 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 3 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 990 kg.
The Paramount 1½-Litre is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 117 km/h (73 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2590 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4318 mm | 170 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 990 kg | 2183 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1508 cc (92.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.37 × 76.2 mm
3.12 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 47.7 PS (47 bhp) (35 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.2 kW/litre 31.6 ps/litre 31.2 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
66.31 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 833.3 kPa (120.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 19.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 31.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 24.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 117 km/h (73 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 48.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 35.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 47.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 28.25 kg/kW 47.18 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | LT/LT-GHM | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65736 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Paramount 1½-Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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