The 25 hp Grosvenor Close-Coupled Sports Saloon is a road car from Vauxhall, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is part of Vauxhall's GY family of cars.
The 3.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that produces 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1537 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2807 mm | 110.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1451 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4623 mm | 182 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 194 mm | 7.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1537 kg | 3389 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3215 cc (196.191 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.94 × 101.6 mm
3.23 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 18.6 kW/litre 25.2 ps/litre 24.9 bhp/litre 0.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 535.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 52.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.76 kg/kW 43.04 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.25 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.25 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 595386 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | GY | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1938 Vauxhall 25 hp Grosvenor Close-Coupled Sports Saloon added 2019-04-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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