The TVR Vixen 1600 S2 is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 130 N·m (96 lb·ft/13.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 738 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 175 km/h or 109 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2286 mm | 90 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 3683 mm | 145 inches | |
| Width | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 738 kg | 1627 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 48.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1599 cc (97.577 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.6 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
130 Nm (96 ft·lb) (13.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
41 kW/litre 55.8 ps/litre 55 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
81.3 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1021.7 kPa (148.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 41.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.25 kg/kW 18.79 lb/bhp |
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1946 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55649 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 TVR Vixen 1600 S2 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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