This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 382 N·m (282 lb·ft/39 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1161 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 196 km/h, which equates to 122 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) | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1234 mm | 48.6 inches | |
| Length | 3962 mm | 156 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1161 kg | 2560 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.1 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 1.61 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4727 cc (288.459 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 72.9 mm
4 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 382 Nm (282 ft·lb) (39 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.6 kW/litre 42.9 ps/litre 42.3 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.81 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1015.5 kPa (147.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 590.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 22 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s
@ 87 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 174.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 128.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.78 kg/kW 13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| 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 | 44946 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Sunbeam-Talbot Tiger 289 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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