This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 2100 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Rover Vitesse Sport weighs a quoted 1475 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 229 km/h which is 142 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1950 mm | 76.8 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1475 kg | 3252 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
73.7 kW/litre 100.2 ps/litre 98.8 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
120.36 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1512.5 kPa (219.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | Garrett | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 19.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.8 s
@ 90 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 28.6 s
@ 182 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 229 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.04 kg/kW 16.77 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS.TA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25091 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Rover Vitesse Sport added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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