This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Reliant Sabre 4 is an overhead valve, 1.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) at 5000 rpm and 124 N·m (91 lb·ft/12.6 kgm) at 2300 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 797 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2286 mm | 90 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4050 mm | 159.4 inches | |
| Width | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 797 kg | 1757 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38.6 litres | 8.5 [10.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1703 cc (103.923 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.6 × 79.5 mm
3.25 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
124 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.6 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
39.4 kW/litre 53.6 ps/litre 52.8 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
72.81 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 915 kPa (132.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 425.75 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 114.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.88 kg/kW 19.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 46783 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Reliant Sabre 4 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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