This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 4.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that develops 124 bhp (126 PS/92 kW) of power at 4200 rpm.
A 3 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
The Railton Straight 8 weighs a quoted 1625 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 153 km/h, or 95 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3100 | 122 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 4877 | 192 | |
| Largeur | 1778 | 70 | |
| Hauteur | |||
| Garde au sol | 216 | 8.5 | |
| 1.57 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1625 kg | 3583 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 59.1 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Hudson | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.2 litre 4170 cc (254.469 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 76.2 × 114.3 mm
3 × 4.5 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.67 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 126 PS (124 bhp) (92 kW) à 4200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | |||
| Specific output | 22.2 kW/litre 30.1 ps/litre 29.7 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 6.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 521.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 153 km/h (95 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.57 kg/kW 29.35 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.60 m | ||
| Suspension AV | LA.SE. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.11 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47234 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1937 Railton Straight 8 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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