The TMC Costin 1600 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door roadster bodyshell.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 82 bhp (83 PS/61 kW) at 5500 rpm and 124 N·m (91 lb·ft/12.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The TMC Costin 1600 weighs a claimed 658 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 180 km/h, which equates to 112 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2390 | 94.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Longueur | 3580 | 140.9 | |
| Largeur | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1100 | 43.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.5 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 658 kg | 1451 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 50% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1599 cc (97.577 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 81 × 77.6 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.04 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
83 PS (82 bhp) (61 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
124 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.6 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.2 kW/litre 52 ps/litre 51.3 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
77.55 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 We DATR carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 974.5 kPa (141.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 399.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.76 kg/kW 17.97 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.PR. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 185/50 HR 13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 185/50 HR 13 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.75 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98505 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 TMC Costin 1600 added 2002-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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