This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Powering the Rover 820i Saloon is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) at 6000 rpm and 185 N·m (136 lb·ft/18.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1293 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 202 km/h or 126 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 5.9/7.3/11.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1293 kg | 2851 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 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) |
136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
185 Nm (136 ft·lb) (18.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
92.78 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1165.9 kPa (169.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.94 kg/kW 21.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/7.3/11.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/7.3/11.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/13.7/8.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/38.7/24.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/32.2/20.5 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 349844 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Rover 820i Saloon added 2013-07-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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