The Sunbeam-Talbot Tiger 260 is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 164 bhp (166 PS/122 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1163 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h (118 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2184 mm | 86 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1314 mm | 51.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Length | 3962 mm | 156 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 114 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1163 kg | 2564 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.1 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4265 cc (260.266 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 72.9 mm
3.8 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 166 PS (164 bhp) (122 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.7 kW/litre 39 ps/litre 38.5 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.06 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1031.2 kPa (149.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 533.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 23.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s
@ 84 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.51 kg/kW 15.88 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1903 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44704 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Sunbeam-Talbot Tiger 260 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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