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Vanden Plas 4-Litre R |
1964-1968, Great Britain |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 64-68: |
i6/12V |
?:1 |
3909cc.(239ci) |
175-bhp |
@4800rpm |
44.8 hp/l |
carb. |
218lb-ft. (296Nm) |
@3000rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 3.9l175hp: |
171kph/106mph |
?s |
12.7s |
?s |
?s |
18.9s@?mph/?kph |
19.0 l/100km | 12.4 mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
? |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
3-speed automatic/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
4775 x 1740 x 1499 mm (188.0 x 68.5 x 59.0 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
2794 mm - 1394/1353 mm (110.0 in - 54.9/53.2 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 8.31 m² (89.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.15 m² (~23.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.45 m³ (439.7 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft. |
| weight: |
1601 kg (3530 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
9.1 kg/hp (20.2 lb/hp) 109 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
1,994 £ |
| production: |
6,999 |
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Vanden Plas was a Belgian coachbuilder which built mandy bodies for Bentley.
It set up a shop in Kingsbury, Noth London in 1923 and was bought by Austin in 1946.
From 1959 Vanden Plas was a own brand, this lasted until 1979 when the brand disappeared.
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