The Herald is a road car from Triumph, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 45 bhp (45.6 PS/33.6 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 66 N·m (49 lb·ft/6.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 760 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2320 mm | 91.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3890 mm | 153.1 inches | |
| Width | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 760 kg | 1676 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 32 litres | 7 [8.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 948 cc (57.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 63 × 76 mm
2.48 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead camshaft (OHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
45.6 PS (45 bhp) (33.6 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
66 Nm (49 ft·lb) (6.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.5 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
69.62 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 874.9 kPa (126.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 237 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 60.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.65 kg/kW 37.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.20 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.20 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 729322 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Triumph Herald added 2021-07-24. Last modified 2021-07-24. |
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