The Dolomite 1500 is a rear wheel drive Michelotti designed saloon car with a front positioned engine, sold by Triumph.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 111 N·m (82 lb·ft/11.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
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) | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Length | 4125 mm | 162.4 inches | |
| Width | 1568 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
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| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
111 Nm (82 ft·lb) (11.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35 kW/litre 47.5 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.35 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU HS 4 E carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 934.3 kPa (135.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 337788 | ||
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| RAC rating | 13.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Triumph Dolomite 1500 Automatic added 2013-06-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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