The Straight 8 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front placed engine, produced by Railton.
The Railton Straight 8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4 litre, side valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 94 bhp (95 PS/70 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1120 kg.
Top quoted speed is 145 km/h (90 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4242 mm | 167 inches | |
| Width | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.48 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1120 kg | 2469 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hudson | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 4010 cc (244.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 114 mm
2.95 × 4.49 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 95 PS (94 bhp) (70 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17.5 kW/litre 23.8 ps/litre 23.4 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 501.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 62.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.98 kg/kW 26.69 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47377 | ||
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| RAC rating | 27.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1933 Railton Straight 8 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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