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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 3 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | Spen King | ||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2400 | 94.5 | |
| Vía delantera | 1391 | 54.8 | |
| Vía trasera | 1448 | 57 | |
| Longitud | 4115 | 162 | |
| Ancho | 1683 | 66.3 | |
| Altura | 1238 | 48.7 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 133 | 5.2 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.71 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1067 kg | 2352 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | 46.5% front | ||
| Capacità serbatoio | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Rover/Buick | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 3.5 litre 3532 cc (215.536 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.25 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) a 5200 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) a 3000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 39.1 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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80.69 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10.5:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 SU HD8 carburettors | ||
| 1014 kPa (147.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 441.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | 5 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 6.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 17.4 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15.1 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | dD.CS.WL. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | Pirelli Cinturato 185 x 14 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 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 | ||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.69 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 4.10 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22110 | ||
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| 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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