This vehicle has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.3 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 54.8 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 3300 rpm, and maximum torque of 143 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.6 kgm) at 1200 rpm.
A 3 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1084 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 120 km/h, which equates to 75 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2483 mm | 97.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4181 mm | 164.6 inches | |
| Width | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1084 kg | 2390 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2276 cc (138.89 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.5 × 100 mm
2.74 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
56 PS (54.8 bhp) (41 kW) at 3300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
143 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.6 kgm) at 1200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
18 kW/litre 24.4 ps/litre 24.1 bhp/litre 0.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
62.83 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith 30 VIG-5 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 789.5 kPa (114.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 379.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 15.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.53 kg/kW 44.31 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 3.00 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3.00 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.25 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.25 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 174141 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Vauxhall Velox added 2008-04-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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