The Trident Prototype is a road car from TVR, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Trevor Fiore-styled 2 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 271 bhp (275 PS/202 kW) at 6000 rpm and 426 N·m (314 lb·ft/43.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
Quoted kerb weight is 1170 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 217 km/h, which is 135 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Trevor Fiore | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2286 mm | 90 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4064 mm | 160 inches | |
| Width | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1170 kg | 2579 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4727 cc (288.459 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 72.9 mm
4 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 275 PS (271 bhp) (202 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 426 Nm (314 ft·lb) (43.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.8 kW/litre 58.1 ps/litre 57.3 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.12 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.5 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 590.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 234.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 172.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 231.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.79 kg/kW 9.67 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 14443 | ||
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| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 TVR Trident Prototype added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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