The Vanden Plas Princess is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door limousine bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 2121 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 138 km/h (86 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3353 mm | 132 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5461 mm | 215 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2121 kg | 4676 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3990 cc (243.485 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 111.1 mm
3.44 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
22.4 kW/litre 30.5 ps/litre 30.1 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
62.91 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 790.5 kPa (114.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 665 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 16.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 22.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 138 km/h (86 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 57.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.7 kg/kW 39.59 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2923 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50413 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Vanden Plas Princess added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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