Rover 420 GSi Turbo is a car that has a 4 door saloon type body with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 6000 rpm and 236 Nm (174 lbft/24.1 kgm) at 2100 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1215 kg.
Top quoted speed is 235 km/h, which equates to 146 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 | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4360 mm | 171.7 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1215 kg | 2679 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | T 16 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.45 × 89 mm
3.32 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
236 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24.1 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
73.7 kW/litre 100.2 ps/litre 98.8 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
118.36 Nm/litre
1.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas electronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1487.3 kPa (215.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.27 kg/kW 13.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/55 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 602448 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Rover 420 GSi Turbo added 2019-08-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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