This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The Triumph Spitfire 1500's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 111 N·m (82 lb·ft/11.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual with overdrive 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 815 kg, the Triumph Spitfire 1500 manages to cover the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 11.2 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 17.6 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 161 km/h, or 100 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2108 | 83 | |
| Voies AV | 1245 | 49 | |
| Voies AR | 1270 | 50 | |
| Longueur | 3734 | 147 | |
| Largeur | 1448 | 57 | |
| Hauteur | 1207 | 47.5 | |
| Garde au sol | 118 | 4.6 | |
| 1.77 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 815 kg | 1797 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 33 litres | 7.3 [8.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Triumph | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 73.7 × 87.5 mm
2.9 × 3.44 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.84 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
111 Nm (82 ft·lb) (11.3 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.2 ps/litre 47.6 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
74.35 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 934.3 kPa (135.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 3 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 11.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 17.6 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 87.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.39 kg/kW 25.71 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.SA.TA.TL. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.79 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.63 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29469 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 13.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Triumph Spitfire 1500 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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