The Tasmin Convertible is a motor car from TVR, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 5700 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1017 kg.
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 | 2388 mm | 94 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4064 mm | 160 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1017 kg | 2242 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 68.5 mm
3.66 × 2.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.7 kW/litre 58.1 ps/litre 57.3 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.8 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 990.2 kPa (143.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.52 kg/kW 14.24 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 | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50556 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 TVR Tasmin Convertible added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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