TVR Chimaera 500 is a car that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that produces 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 434 N·m (320 lb·ft/44.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1060 kg.
The TVR Chimaera 500 is claimed to attain a top speed of 269 km/h or 167 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2286 mm | 90 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4015 mm | 158.1 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1215 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1060 kg | 2337 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | TVR | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4997 cc (304.936 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 90 mm
3.7 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.8 kW/litre 64.9 ps/litre 64 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.85 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1091.4 kPa (158.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.63 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) | 10.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 269 km/h (167 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 306.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 PS/kg 225.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 301.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.44 kg/kW 7.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 2.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74272 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 TVR Chimaera 500 added 2001-02-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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