The Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800 Ti is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a turbocharged, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 191 N·m (141 lb·ft/19.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 840 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 203 km/h (126 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2133 mm | 84 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3886 mm | 153 inches | |
| Width | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Height | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 840 kg | 1852 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan/Datsun | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1809 cc (110.392 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 83.6 mm
3.27 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 191 Nm (141 ft·lb) (19.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.6 kW/litre 75.7 ps/litre 74.6 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.58 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1326.8 kPa (192.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 452.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.34 kg/kW 13.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31130 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800 Ti added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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