Vale 8 hp Special is a car that has a 2 door roadster body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Vale 8 hp Special's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.8 litre, side valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 28 bhp (28.4 PS/20.9 kW) of power at 6000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 610 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 103 km/h (64 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2134 mm | 84 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1168 mm | 46 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1105 mm | 43.5 inches | |
| Length | 3404 mm | 134 inches | |
| Width | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 610 kg | 1345 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.8 litre 832 cc (50.772 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 56.5 × 83 mm
2.22 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 28.4 PS (28 bhp) (20.9 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 25.1 kW/litre 34.1 ps/litre 33.7 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 208 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 37 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 103 km/h (64 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 46.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 34.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 45.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 29.22 kg/kW 48.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 5.25 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74052 | ||
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| RAC rating | 7.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1932 Vale 8 hp Special added 1997-09-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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