This automobile has a 4 door saloon type body styled by Michelotti with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 114 N·m (84 lb·ft/11.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Triumph Dolomite 1500 weighs a stated 951 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Michelotti | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2454 mm | 96.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1267 mm | 49.9 inches | |
| Length | 4125 mm | 162.4 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 951 kg | 2097 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73.7 × 87.5 mm
2.9 × 3.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 114 Nm (84 ft·lb) (11.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.5 kW/litre 48.2 ps/litre 47.6 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
76.36 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 959.5 kPa (139.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 373.25 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 75.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.96 kg/kW 30 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55088 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Triumph Dolomite 1500 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-05. |
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