The Austin 7 Gordon England is a 2 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.7 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 10.5 bhp (10.6 PS/7.8 kW) of power at 2600 rpm.
A 3 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 441 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 76 km/h (47 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2286 mm | 90 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 2621 mm | 103.2 inches | |
| Width | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Height | 1889 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Kerb weight | 441 kg | 972 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 10.6 PS (10.5 bhp) (7.8 kW) at 2600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 10.5 kW/litre 14.2 ps/litre 14 bhp/litre 0.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze 22FZ carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | 76 km/h (47 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 24.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 PS/kg 17.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 23.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 56.32 kg/kW 94.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | LA.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.QE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 3.0 x 26 | ||
| Tyres rear | 3.0 x 26 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114565 | ||
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| RAC rating | 7.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1928 Austin 7 Gordon England added 2003-10-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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