This car has a 5 door saloon (sedan) type body designed by David Bache with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Rover 3500 Vanden Plas EFi belongs to the SD1 range of cars from Rover.
The Rover 3500 Vanden Plas EFi's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.5 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 187 bhp (190 PS/139 kW) of power at 5280 rpm, and maximum torque of 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1431 kg.
The Rover 3500 Vanden Plas EFi is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 210 km/h, or 130 mph.
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) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4727 mm | 186.1 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1431 kg | 3155 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover/Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3532 cc (215.536 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 190 PS (187 bhp) (139 kW) at 5280 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.5 kW/litre 53.7 ps/litre 52.9 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.37 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lu L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1060.2 kPa (153.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.5 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 | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.26 kg/kW 17.14 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 230 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101376 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | SD1 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Rover 3500 Vanden Plas EFi added 2002-11-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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