The Rover Land Rover SWB is a 2 door off-road vehicle style road car with a front located engine driving through all four wheels.
The Rover Land Rover SWB's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.3 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 70.5 bhp (71 PS/53 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 162 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1380 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 109 km/h or 68 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 3 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2235 mm | 88 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Length | 3264 mm | 128.5 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 2007 mm | 79 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 254 mm | 10 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1380 kg | 3042 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2286 cc (139.5 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.49 × 88.9 mm
3.56 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
71 PS (70.5 bhp) (53 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
23 kW/litre 31.3 ps/litre 30.8 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.87 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze 361V carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 890.5 kPa (129.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 571.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 16.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 29.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 22.6 s
@ 57 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 44.2 s
@ 105 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 109 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.25 kg/kW 43.85 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5 | ||
| Tyres front | Dunlop RK3 7.50-16 crossply | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop RK3 7.50-16 crossply | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1355 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47674 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Rover Land Rover SWB added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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