The Aston Martin 1½ Litre Saloon is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 4500 rpm.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1168 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3785 mm | 149 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1168 kg | 2575 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.3 × 99 mm
2.73 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 27.5 kW/litre 37.4 ps/litre 36.8 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 47.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 35.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 47.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 28.48 kg/kW 47.57 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
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| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.25 x 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.25 x 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 294899 | ||
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| RAC rating | 11.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1934 Aston Martin 1½ Litre Saloon added 2012-11-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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