The Phantom Corsair is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body designed by Rust Heinz / Maurice Schwartz.
Its 4.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 369 N·m (272 lb·ft/37.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 2070 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Rust Heinz / Maurice Schwartz | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3175 mm | 125 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 6020 mm | 237 inches | |
| Width | 1943 mm | 76.5 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2070 kg | 4564 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cord | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4730 cc (288.642 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 95.25 mm
3.5 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 369 Nm (272 ft·lb) (37.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30 kW/litre 40.7 ps/litre 40.2 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.01 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.32:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 980.3 kPa (142.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 591.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.61 kg/kW 24.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1394 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169158 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1938 Phantom Corsair added 2008-01-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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