The Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow is a 4 door saloon-bodied car designed by Phil Wright with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 7.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, an 80 degree V 12 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 3400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 2314 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 185 km/h, or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Phil Wright | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3530 mm | 139 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
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| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 2314 kg | 5102 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pierce-Arrow | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 80° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.6 litre 7566 cc (461.706 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 101.6 mm
3.5 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17.2 kW/litre 23.5 ps/litre 23.1 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 St Ex 32 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 630.5 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.73 kg/kW 29.62 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 406 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 406 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.21 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66891 | ||
| Production total | 5 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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