The Veritas Nürburgring L 5/51 is a 4 door sedan/saloon-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 142 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Veritas Nürburgring L 5/51 weighs a claimed 1250 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 150 km/h or 93 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 5/6 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2900 mm | 114.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4900 mm | 192.9 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1250 kg | 2756 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1988 cc (121.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 75 mm
2.95 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37.1 kW/litre 50.5 ps/litre 49.8 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.43 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Solex 32 PBI carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 897.6 kPa (130.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 331.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.93 kg/kW 28.28 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 504867 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1951 Veritas Nürburgring L 5/51 added 2017-01-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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