The Talbot-Lago T26 Record is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 172 bhp (174 PS/128 kW) at 4300 rpm and 324 Nm (239 lbft/33 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed Wilson Preselect gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1600 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 | 1600 kg | 3527 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 | 4.5 litre 4483 cc (273.569 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 110 mm
3.66 × 4.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 174 PS (172 bhp) (128 kW) at 4300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 324 Nm (239 ft·lb) (33 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.6 kW/litre 38.9 ps/litre 38.4 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.27 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex 40 PBJC carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 908.2 kPa (131.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 747.17 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 108.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.47 kg/kW 20.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 305635 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Talbot-Lago T26 Record added 2013-02-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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