The Chimaera 4.0 is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet road car with a front mounted engine, sold by TVR.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Maximum speed quoted is 245 km/h (152 mph).
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2286 | 90 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | |||
| Spurweite hinten | |||
| Länge | 4015 | 158.1 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1865 | 73.4 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1205 | 47.4 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Leergewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 57.7 litres | 12.7 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Rover | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 | ||
| Hubraum | 3.9 litre 3947 cc (240.861 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 94 × 71.1 mm
3.7 × 2.8 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.32 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) bei 5250 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) bei 4000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
92.73 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | |||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | |||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1165.3 kPa (169 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 493.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| 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) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | 9.80 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Di/Di | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 5 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | |||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | |||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 13893 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 TVR Chimaera 4.0 added 1996-04-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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