TVR Speed Eight is a car that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1120 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 230 km/h (143 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 | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4100 mm | 161.4 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1210 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1120 kg | 2469 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3947 cc (240.861 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 71.1 mm
3.7 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.5 kW/litre 57.8 ps/litre 57 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.14 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas L fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1082.5 kPa (157 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 203.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 200.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.68 kg/kW 11.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | 9.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.UW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| 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 | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84777 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 TVR Speed Eight added 2001-08-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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