The Riley 12 Kestrel is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon bodyshell.
The 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) of power at 4800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed preselectorS gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1163 kg.
Top stated speed is 121 km/h, which equates to 75 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2896 | 114 | |
| Voies AV | 1219 | 48 | |
| Voies AR | 1219 | 48 | |
| Longueur | 4191 | 165 | |
| Largeur | 1448 | 57 | |
| Hauteur | |||
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.45 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1163 kg | 2564 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Riley | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.5 litre 1458 cc (88.973 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 57 × 95.2 mm
2.24 × 3.75 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.6 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | |||
| Specific output | 25.6 kW/litre 34.8 ps/litre 34.3 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | |||
| Carburant | 3 Zenith carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 243 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 24.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 121 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 43.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 32.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 42.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 31.19 kg/kW 52.1 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 | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | |||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed preselectorS | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 5.50 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 279818 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 12.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1934 Riley 12 Kestrel added 2012-07-02. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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