The Sunbeam 3 Litre is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door tourer body.
The Sunbeam 3 Litre's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) of power at 4000 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Top claimed speed is 145 km/h, or 90 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater tourer | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3315 mm | 130.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Sunbeam | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2916 cc (177.945 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 110 mm
2.95 × 4.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 23.8 kW/litre 32.3 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Claudel-Hobson carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 486 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 24 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
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| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CantLS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 4.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73865 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1926 Sunbeam 3 Litre added 1997-09-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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