The Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5a is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 3 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Powering the Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5a is an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 5000 rpm and 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1107 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h (121 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Length | 4343 mm | 171 inches | |
| Width | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1107 kg | 2441 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.66 × 72.42 mm
3.69 × 2.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.4 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.84 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1091.3 kPa (158.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.76 kg/kW 17.97 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.TA.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 46233 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5a added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-18. |
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