The 7 65 Nippy is a motor car from Austin, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door roadster body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features side valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 21 bhp (21.3 PS/15.7 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 470 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2057 mm | 81 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1016 mm | 40 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1092 mm | 43 inches | |
| Length | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
| Width | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 133 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 470 kg | 1036 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 22.7 litres | 5 [6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 749 cc (45.707 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 56 × 76 mm
2.2 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 21.3 PS (21 bhp) (15.7 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.9 kW/litre 28.4 ps/litre 28 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 5.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 2 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 187.25 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 45.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 33.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 44.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.01 kg/kW 50.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 3.50 x 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 3.50 x 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.60 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 498630 | ||
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| RAC rating | 7.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1935 Austin 7 65 Nippy added 2016-11-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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