The Austin A40 Sports is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a convertible/cabriolet body.
The 1.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that develops 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 84 N·m (62 lb·ft/8.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
Quoted kerb weight is 965 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 127 km/h (79 mph).
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | |||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2350 | 92.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1257 | 49.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1257 | 49.5 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4045 | 159.3 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1556 | 61.3 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1460 | 57.5 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Leergewicht | 965 kg | 2127 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | |||
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Austin | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 1.2 litre 1200 cc (73.228 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 65.5 × 89 mm
2.58 × 3.5 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 0.74 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 8 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) bei 4800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 84 Nm (62 ft·lb) (8.6 kgm) bei 2400 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 31.1 kW/litre 42.2 ps/litre 41.7 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
70 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 7.2:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 2 SU carbs | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 879.6 kPa (127.6 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 300 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | 16.3 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 23.2 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 127 km/h (79 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.88 kg/kW 43.23 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | |||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 5.14 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50336 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 10.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1950 Austin A40 Sports added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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