The 90 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front mounted engine, sold by Sunbeam-Talbot.
Its 1.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that develops 64 bhp (65 PS/48 kW) of power at 4100 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1235 kg at the kerb.
The Sunbeam-Talbot 90 is claimed to achieve a top speed of 124 km/h or 77 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 | 2477 mm | 97.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Length | 4255 mm | 167.5 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1235 kg | 2723 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Sunbeam-Talbot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1944 cc (118.63 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 | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 65 PS (64 bhp) (48 kW) at 4100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 24.5 kW/litre 33.4 ps/litre 32.9 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | 15.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 23.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 124 km/h (77 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.88 kg/kW 43.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 11.00 m | ||
| 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 | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44462 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Sunbeam-Talbot 90 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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