Talbot Horizon GL is a car that has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 1.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that produces 64 bhp (65 PS/48 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 990 kg.
The Talbot Horizon GL is claimed to attain a top speed of 153 km/h, or 95 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2520 mm | 99.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 3960 mm | 155.9 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 990 kg | 2183 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 47 litres | 10.3 [12.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1442 cc (87.996 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.7 × 78 mm
3.02 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
65 PS (64 bhp) (48 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.1 kW/litre 45 ps/litre 44.4 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.83 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1028.3 kPa (149.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 360.5 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 | 19.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 153 km/h (95 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.74 kg/kW 34.65 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.350 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwLongTrailA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1574 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72501 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Talbot Horizon GL added 2000-04-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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