Unipower 998 GT is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 77 N·m (57 lb·ft/7.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 570 kg.
The Unipower 998 GT is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 166 km/h or 103 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 | 2134 mm | 84 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Length | 4166 mm | 164 inches | |
| Width | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Height | 1029 mm | 40.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.95 | ||
| Kerb weight | 570 kg | 1257 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 27.3 litres | 6 [7.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 998 cc (60.902 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 64.58 × 76.2 mm
2.54 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
77 Nm (57 ft·lb) (7.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.9 ps/litre 55.1 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
77.15 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 969.5 kPa (140.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 166 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.9 kg/kW 23.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50380 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Unipower 998 GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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