The Alvis V8 P6 BS is a road car from Rover, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Spen King-penned 2 door coupé body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 1067 kg, the Rover Alvis V8 P6 BS performs the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 6.6 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 15.1 seconds.
Top stated speed is 225 km/h (140 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 3 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Spen King | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1391 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4115 mm | 162 inches | |
| Width | 1683 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1238 mm | 48.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 133 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1067 kg | 2352 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 46.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] 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 | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.1 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.69 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU HD8 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1014 kPa (147.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum 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) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 175.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 129.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 173.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.73 kg/kW 12.92 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.CS.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli Cinturato 185 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli Cinturato 185 VR 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2568 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22110 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Rover Alvis V8 P6 BS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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