This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.5 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 6500 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1450 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 208 km/h, which is 129 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 16.9/8.6/11/6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 286.0 g/km.
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 | 2745 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4745 mm | 186.8 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.11 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | KV6 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2497 cc (152.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 82.8 mm
3.15 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.12 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1207.8 kPa (175.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6750 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.11 kg/kW 18.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.9/8.6/11/6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.9/8.6/11.0/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.9/11.6/9.1/16.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.7/32.8/25.7/47.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.9/27.4/21.4/39.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 286.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 3.130 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 79706 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Rover 75 2.5 KV6 Automatic added 2001-04-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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