TVR Cerbera 4.2 is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, single overhead camshaft 75 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 434 N·m (320 lb·ft/44.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1100 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 290 km/h or 180 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2566 mm | 101 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4280 mm | 168.5 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | TVR | ||
| Engine code | AJP8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 75° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4185 cc (255.384 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 86 mm
3.46 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.1 kW/litre 87.2 ps/litre 86 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.7 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1303.2 kPa (189 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 523.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 331.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 PS/kg 244.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 kW/kg 327.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.1 kg/kW 6.84 lb/bhp |
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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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 291 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 306 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30525 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 TVR Cerbera 4.2 added 2002-09-29. Last modified 2016-06-05. |
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