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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 3 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Spen King | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2400 | 94.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1391 | 54.8 | |
| Voies AR | 1448 | 57 | |
| Longueur | 4115 | 162 | |
| Largeur | 1683 | 66.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1238 | 48.7 | |
| Garde au sol | 133 | 5.2 | |
| 1.71 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1067 kg | 2352 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 46.5% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rover/Buick | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.5 litre 3532 cc (215.536 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.25 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) à 5200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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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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80.69 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 SU HD8 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1014 kPa (147.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 441.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 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 | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD.CS.WL. | ||
| Roues AV | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Pirelli Cinturato 185 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Pirelli Cinturato 185 VR 15 H | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 272 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2568 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.69 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.10 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| 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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