This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 0.9 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 34 bhp (34.5 PS/25.4 kW) at 4750 rpm and 68 Nm (50 lbft/6.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 761 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 113 km/h which is 70 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 | 2121 mm | 83.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1216 mm | 47.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Length | 3664 mm | 144.3 inches | |
| Width | 1508 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Height | 1441 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 164 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 761 kg | 1678 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 26.1 litres | 5.7 [6.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 948 cc (57.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62.9 × 76.2 mm
2.48 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
34.5 PS (34 bhp) (25.4 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
68 Nm (50 ft·lb) (6.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
26.7 kW/litre 36.4 ps/litre 35.9 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
71.73 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 901.4 kPa (130.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 237 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 19.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 24.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 113 km/h (70 mph) | ||
| 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 30.02 kg/kW 50.14 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50457 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Austin A40 Farina I added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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