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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2460 | 96.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1500 | 59.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1530 | 60.2 | |
| Lengte | 4100 | 161.4 | |
| Breedte | 1760 | 69.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1210 | 47.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 150 | 5.9 | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Gewicht | 1120 kg | 2469 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] 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) |
228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) bij 5200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) bij 3500 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
86.14 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.75:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Lucas L fuel inj. | ||
| 1082.5 kPa (157 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 493.38 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| 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 | 9.90 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.UW.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.79 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.54 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84777 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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