The Alpine II is a motor car from Sunbeam, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) at 5000 rpm and 128 Nm (94 lbft/13.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 972 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 161 km/h (100 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2184 mm | 86 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Length | 3943 mm | 155.2 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 972 kg | 2143 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hillman | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1592 cc (97.15 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.5 × 76.2 mm
3.21 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
128 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
37.5 kW/litre 50.9 ps/litre 50.3 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
80.4 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1010.4 kPa (146.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.29 kg/kW 27.22 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 | 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 | 6.00 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44385 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Sunbeam Alpine II added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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