Two-door 2+2 coupe |
Steel platform chassis with handcrafted aluminium alloy body panels |
Dual 7'' quartz-halogen headlamps with additional Cibie 7'' driving lights in blanked off grille. Mesh grille optional or standard in hot climates |
Front airdam and integral 'tea-tray' rear spoiler |
Full leather Connolly interior |
Air-conditioning system |
Adjustable seats with tilting squabs to allow access to the rear seats |
Burr Walnut facia and cappings optional |
Wilton wool pile carpets |
Blaupunkt Toronto SQR46 or 48 stereo radio cassette, four speakers and electric aerial |
Front-mounted all-alloy 90° V8, 5,340 cc, two valves per cylinder, twin overhead camshafts per bank. Engine number prefix V580/, suffix /X or /XA (automatic) |
Bore 100 mm. Stroke 85 mm. Compression ratio 10.2:1 |
Four Weber 48 IDF3/150 downdraught carburettors |
Fuel supplied by electric twin SU single unit |
Maximum power: 410 bhp @ 6,000 rpm, (432 bhp @ 6,250 rpm with 50 mm chokes, big bore airbox and exhausts) |
Maximum torque: 395 lb.ft @ 5,100 rpm |
Air injection system: twin AC Delco air pumps |
Ignition system: Lucas 35 DLM8 electronic |
Cosmetic Vantage built with Emission Control V585/LFM spec engines |
Manual: five-speed ZF. Hydraulically-operated 10½" Borg and Beck single dry-plate diaphragm clutch |
Automatic: Chrysler TorqueFlite three-speed automatic optional |
Final drive: Salisbury hypoid bevel with Powr-Lok limited slip differential |
Final drive ratio: 3.54:1 (manual and North America specification), 3.058:1 (automatic) |
Power-assisted Adwest rack and pinion 2.9 turns lock to lock. Turning circle 11.58 metres |
Bolt-on, 5-stud, 16 x 8J light alloy wheels. Initially Compomotive, MSW, OZ Ceres and lastly Ronal |
Goodyear Eagle 255/50VR 16 |
Space saver spare wheel T115/85R18 with some later cars |
Front: independent, featuring unequal transverse wishbones, coil springs and co-axial telescopic shock absorbers with an anti-roll bar |
Rear: De-Dion tube, Watts linkage and trailing links incorporating uprated Koni co-axial spring shock absorber units |
Front: ventilated steel discs, 267 mm (10.51") diameter |
Rear: ventilated steel discs, 264 mm (10.39") diameter mounted inboard |
Tandem master cylinders and dual vacuum servo assistance |
Length: 4,670 mm (4,780 mm with 5 mph impact bumpers) |
Width: 1,892 mm |
Height: 1,370 mm |
Kerb weight: 1,818 kg (1,860 kg Cosmetic with 5 mph impact bumpers) |
Wheelbase: 2,610 mm |
Front track: 1,554 mm |
Rear track: 1,586 mm |
Fuel tank capacity: 104.6 litres |
Cd: 0.36 |
Maximum speed: 168 mph |
Acceleration: 0-60 mph 5.2 seconds |
October 1986: £63,500 ($125,000 USA) |
March 1987: £70,000 |
October 1987: £75,000 ($143,000 USA) |
March 1988: £79,500 ($158,000 USA) |
September 1988: £87,000 ($158,000 USA) |
February 1988: £100,000 |
August 1989: £110,000 |