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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2286 | 90 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | |||
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 4015 | 158.1 | |
| Breedte | 1865 | 73.4 | |
| Hoogte | 1205 | 47.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 57.7 litres | 12.7 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rover | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.9 litre 3947 cc (240.861 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 94 × 71.1 mm
3.7 × 2.8 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.32 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) bij 5250 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
92.73 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | |||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 1165.3 kPa (169 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 493.38 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 9.80 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | |||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 13893 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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