The Rapier SL-C Superlite Coupé is a 2 door coupé style car with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) at 6200 rpm and 644 N·m (475 lb·ft/65.7 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The Rapier SL-C Superlite Coupé weighs a claimed 1077 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2667 | 105 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 4267 | 168 | |
| Largeur | 1880 | 74 | |
| Hauteur | 1092 | 43 | |
| Garde au sol | 102 | 4 | |
| 1.6 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1077 kg | 2374 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 98.5 litres | 21.7 [26] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | LS7 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 7 litre 7011 cc (427.837 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 104.8 × 101.6 mm
4.13 × 4 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.03 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) à 6200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 644 Nm (475 ft·lb) (65.7 kgm) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 53.2 kW/litre 72.3 ps/litre 71.3 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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91.86 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | 11:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1154.3 kPa (167.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 7000 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 876.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 3.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 470.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.47 PS/kg 346.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 kW/kg 464.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 bhp/kg 0.21 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.89 kg/kW 4.82 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.DW. | ||
| Roues AV | 10 x 18 | ||
| Roues AR | 13 x 18 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 330 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.63 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.36 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 209979 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Rapier SL-C Superlite Coupé added 2010-03-29. Last modified 2013-03-20. |
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