The Talbot-Lago Baby is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
Its 2.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, 6 cylinder unit that develops 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 216 N·m (159 lb·ft/22 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed Wilson Preselect gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1670 kg.
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 | 3125 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 5000 mm | 196.9 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1670 kg | 3682 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2693 cc (164.337 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 73.8 mm
3.46 × 2.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear |
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 216 Nm (159 ft·lb) (22 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 29.9 kW/litre 40.7 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.21 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex 36 PBJC carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 448.83 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.67 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 34.64 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed Wilson | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 305800 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Talbot-Lago Baby added 2013-02-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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