The Austin 7 Roadster is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door roadster bodyshell.
The Austin 7 Roadster's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.7 litre, side valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 2972 mm | 117 inches | |
| Width | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 216 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 498564 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 7.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1935 Austin 7 Roadster added 2016-11-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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