Panther Kallista

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Panther
Panther Kallista
Panther Kallista
Kallista
Production period: 1983-1990
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Roadster
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.6–2.9 liters
(71–110 kW)
Length: 3905 mm
Width: 1710 mm
Height: 1245 mm
Wheelbase : 2550 mm
Empty weight : 870-1015 kg
Previous model Panther Lima
Panther Kallista

The Panther Kallista was a roadster that Panther Car Company Ltd. in Byfleet , County Surrey in the south east of England , from 1983 to 1990. Around 1750 vehicles of this type were built. The designer was Robert Jankel .

In 1992, SsangYong Motor Company released a badge-engineering version of the Kallista under the name SsangYong Kallista ; 73 of these vehicles were produced.

drive

Various Ford engines were available to drive the Kallista:

  • 4-cylinder in-line engine, 1597 cm³, 71 kW (96 PS) at 6000 rpm, with double carburetors
  • 6-cylinder V-engine, 2792 cm³, 99 kW (135 PS) at 5200 rpm, with double carburetors
  • 6-cylinder V-engine, 2792 cm³, 110 kW (150 PS) at 5700 rpm, with petrol injection
  • 6-cylinder V-engine, 2935 cm³, 110 kW (150 PS) at 5700 rpm, with petrol injection

The car had a manual five-speed gearbox and cardan drive on the rear wheels. An automatic transmission was available on request in conjunction with the 6-cylinder engines. The top speed of the most powerful variants was around 195 km / h, the acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.5 seconds.

Chassis and body

The chassis consisted of a box frame , a front suspension on triangular wishbones with coil springs and a stabilizer, as well as a rigid axle with a Panhard rod at the rear on upper and lower longitudinal links . There were also telescopic shock absorbers and disc brakes at the front and drum brakes at the rear with brake booster. The body was a structure made of light metal, the parts of which were imported from Korea for assembly at Panther.

  • Panther Kallista 2.8 L at a 2015 classic car event
  • Panther Kallista 2.8 L (2015-09-12 3665) .JPG
  • Panther Kallista 2.8 L, rear (2015-09-12 3664 b) .jpg
  • Panther Kallista 2.8 L (2015-09-12 3660 b) .JPG
  • Panther Kallista 2.8 L, hood ornament (2015-09-12 3663) .jpg

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d car catalog . 30th edition, year 1986/87, Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, pp. 101, 230 u. 231.
  2. ↑ Panther Kallista on Panther-Car-Club.de (accessed on August 31, 2010)
  3. ↑ Profile ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Classicandperformancecar.com (accessed August 31, 2010) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.classicandperformancecar.com
  4. ↑ a b Zwischengas.com . Retrieved September 14, 2015.

Web links

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