The Taimar Turbo is a rear wheel drive coupé motor vehicle with a front placed engine, from TVR.
Its 3 litre engine is a turbocharged, overhead valve, 6 cylinder that has an output of 230 bhp (233 PS/172 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1043 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 224 km/h, which equates to 139 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2286 | 90 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 4013 | 158 | |
| Largeur | 1626 | 64 | |
| Hauteur | 1194 | 47 | |
| Garde au sol | 140 | 5.5 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1043 kg | 2299 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 93.66 × 72.42 mm
3.69 × 2.85 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.29 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 233 PS (230 bhp) (172 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) à 3500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 57.3 kW/litre 77.9 ps/litre 76.8 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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123.58 Nm/litre
1.49 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1553 kPa (225.2 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 4 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 14.5 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 223.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 164.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 220.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.08 kg/kW 10.16 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.W.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.33 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50523 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 TVR Taimar Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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