Trident Clipper II is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.6 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 4800 rpm and 476 Nm (351 lbft/48.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic set of gears.
Quoted kerb weight is 1220 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2362 mm | 93 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4191 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 146 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1220 kg | 2690 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.6 litre 5576 cc (340.268 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.72 × 84.1 mm
4.04 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
476 Nm (351 ft·lb) (48.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.5 ps/litre 53.8 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
85.37 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1072.7 kPa (155.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 697 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 249.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 183.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 245.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.45 kg/kW 9.11 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 | 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 | 205 HR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205 HR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55044 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Trident Clipper II added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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