The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 3000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1021 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | |||
| Number of doors | |||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | |||
| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1021 kg | 2251 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vernon | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3195 cc (194.971 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 66.7 × 114.3 mm
2.63 × 4.5 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.58 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 3000 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 16.3 kW/litre 22.2 ps/litre 21.9 bhp/litre 0.36 bhp/cu in |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 B&B carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 2 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.38 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.56 kg/kW 32.67 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 31 x 4 | ||
| Tyres rear | 31 x 4 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 215853 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1921 Vernon 8 De Luxe added 2010-06-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||