Standard Vanguard 6 is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Standard Vanguard 6's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 147 N·m (108 lb·ft/15 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Standard Vanguard 6 weighs a claimed 1194 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 4356 mm | 171.5 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 184 mm | 7.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1194 kg | 2632 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Standard | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.7 × 76 mm
2.94 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
147 Nm (108 ft·lb) (15 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
29.9 kW/litre 40.6 ps/litre 40 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
73.57 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 924.6 kPa (134.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 18.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.01 kg/kW 33.43 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45749 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Standard Vanguard 6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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