The TVR 420 Sports Saloon is a 2 door coupé style automobile with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) at 5500 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2387 mm | 94 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4220 mm | 166.1 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1224 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | TVR | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4230 cc (258.13 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.5 × 77 mm
3.68 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.5 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.22 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1209.1 kPa (175.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 528.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 14.5 s | ||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.UW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 269 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 163592 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
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| RAC rating | 43.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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TVR 420 Sports Saloon added 2007-11-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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