This car has a 5 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by David Bache with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Rover's SD1 model range.
Its 2.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that produces 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 182 N·m (134 lb·ft/18.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The Rover 2300 5-Speed weighs a claimed 1321 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | David Bache | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2815 mm | 110.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4700 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1321 kg | 2912 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65.9 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.4 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2350 cc (143.406 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 76 mm
3.19 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
182 Nm (134 ft·lb) (18.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.3 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.45 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 973.2 kPa (141.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 391.67 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 94.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.4 kg/kW 24.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33671 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | SD1 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Rover 2300 5-Speed added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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