This car has a 2 door hatchback body style with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.2 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 5750 rpm and 203 Nm (150 lbft/20.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 960 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h (121 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2413 mm | 95 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1341 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Length | 3830 mm | 150.8 inches | |
| Width | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lotus | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2170 cc (132.422 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.2 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
203 Nm (150 ft·lb) (20.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.5 kW/litre 70.1 ps/litre 69.1 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
93.55 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium head & block | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.44:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 De carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1175.6 kPa (170.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 542.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.58 kg/kW 14.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30338 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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