The Tchaika Tchaika is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door limousine bodyshell.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 2300 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through an automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1801 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5509 mm | 216.9 inches | |
| Width | 1999 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Height | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1801 kg | 3971 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4800 cc (292.914 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
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| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
28 kW/litre 38 ps/litre 37.5 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
73.54 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 924.2 kPa (134 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 600 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.42 kg/kW 22.41 lb/bhp |
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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 | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | automatic | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 18480 | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Tchaika Tchaika added 1997-06-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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