The Solara LS is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front placed engine, from Talbot.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.3 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 68 bhp (69 PS/51 kW) at 5600 rpm and 107 Nm (79 lbft/10.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1012 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 | 2604 mm | 102.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4394 mm | 173 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1012 kg | 2231 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58.2 litres | 12.8 [15.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1294 cc (78.965 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.7 × 70 mm
3.02 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
69 PS (68 bhp) (51 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
107 Nm (79 ft·lb) (10.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.2 kW/litre 53.3 ps/litre 52.6 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.69 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1039.1 kPa (150.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 323.5 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 68.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.96 kg/kW 33.34 lb/bhp |
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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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72831 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Talbot Solara LS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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