The TVR Cerbera 4.5 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Its 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) at 6750 rpm and 515 Nm (380 lbft/52.5 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1100 kg, the TVR Cerbera 4.5 manages to cover the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 4.1 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 12.4 seconds.
The TVR Cerbera 4.5 is claimed to attain a top speed of 290 km/h (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 | 51% front | ||
| 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 | 4.5 litre 4475 cc (273.081 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 86 mm
3.58 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 6750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
70 kW/litre 95.2 ps/litre 93.9 bhp/litre 1.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
115.08 Nm/litre
1.39 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1446.2 kPa (209.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 559.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.4 s
@ 118 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 21.5 s
@ 246 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 387.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 PS/kg 284.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 kW/kg 381.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.51 kg/kW 5.87 lb/bhp |
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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 ? | |||
| 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 | 2.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 322 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 306 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30514 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 TVR Cerbera 4.5 (1998) added 2000-01-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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