Tornado Talisman GT is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) at 5500 rpm and 107 N·m (79 lb·ft/10.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 650 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 161 km/h, or 100 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2407 mm | 94.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3810 mm | 150 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 650 kg | 1433 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 | Ford/Cosworth | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1340 cc (81.772 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 65 mm
3.19 × 2.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
107 Nm (79 ft·lb) (10.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
41.7 kW/litre 56.7 ps/litre 56 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
79.85 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1003.4 kPa (145.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 335 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 116.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.62 kg/kW 19.41 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54032 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Tornado Talisman GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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