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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2286 | 90 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1460 | 57.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1460 | 57.5 | |
| Lengte | 4015 | 158.1 | |
| Breedte | |||
| Hoogte | 1215 | 47.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 132 | 5.2 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Gewicht | 1060 kg | 2337 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | TVR | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5 litre 4997 cc (304.936 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 94 × 90 mm
3.7 × 3.54 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.04 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) bij 5500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
86.85 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 1091.4 kPa (158.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 624.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | 2.200 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.8 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74272 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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