TVR Tuscan Speed Six is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 4 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 380 bhp (385 PS/283 kW) at 7000 rpm and 448 N·m (330 lb·ft/45.7 kgm) at 5250 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1100 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 290 km/h (180 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2361 mm | 93 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4235 mm | 166.7 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 102 mm | 4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | TVR | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 92 mm
3.78 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
385 PS (380 bhp) (283 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
448 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.7 kgm) at 5250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
70.9 kW/litre 96.4 ps/litre 95.1 bhp/litre 1.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
112.11 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1408.8 kPa (204.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 666 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 350.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 PS/kg 257.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 kW/kg 345.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.88 kg/kW 6.48 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74283 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 TVR Tuscan Speed Six added 2001-02-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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