The 2000 SC is a motor vehicle from Rover, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 91 bhp (92 PS/68 kW) at 5200 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1223 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 161 km/h (100 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Length | 4554 mm | 179.3 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1223 kg | 2696 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.1 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1978 cc (120.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.7 × 85.7 mm
3.37 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
92 PS (91 bhp) (68 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.3 kW/litre 46.6 ps/litre 46 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.83 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 953 kPa (138.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 12.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.02 kg/kW 30.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.WL.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2302 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48026 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Rover 2000 SC Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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