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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Spen King | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2400 | 94.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1391 | 54.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1448 | 57 | |
| Lengte | 4115 | 162 | |
| Breedte | 1683 | 66.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1238 | 48.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 133 | 5.2 | |
| 1.71 | |||
| Gewicht | 1067 kg | 2352 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 46.5% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rover/Buick | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.5 litre 3532 cc (215.536 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.25 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) bij 5200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) bij 3000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 SU HD8 carburettors | ||
| 1014 kPa (147.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 441.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.500 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | dD.CS.WL. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Pirelli Cinturato 185 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Pirelli Cinturato 185 VR 15 H | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 272 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2568 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.69 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.10 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22110 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 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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