The A135 Princess IV is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Austin.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 4100 rpm and 308 N·m (227 lb·ft/31.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Austin A135 Princess IV weighs a claimed 2019 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 159 km/h, which is 99 mph.
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 | 3092 mm | 121.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5105 mm | 201 inches | |
| Width | 1861 mm | 73.3 inches | |
| Height | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2019 kg | 4451 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 77.3 litres | 17 [20.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3990 cc (243.485 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 111.1 mm
3.44 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 308 Nm (227 ft·lb) (31.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28 kW/litre 38.1 ps/litre 37.6 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
77.19 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 970 kPa (140.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 665 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.05 kg/kW 30.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 13.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1206 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50292 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Austin A135 Princess IV added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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