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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | |||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2350 | 92.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1257 | 49.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1257 | 49.5 | |
| Lengte | 4045 | 159.3 | |
| Breedte | 1556 | 61.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1460 | 57.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Gewicht | 965 kg | 2127 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Austin | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.2 litre 1200 cc (73.228 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 65.5 × 89 mm
2.58 × 3.5 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.74 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) bij 4800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 84 Nm (62 ft·lb) (8.6 kgm) bij 2400 t/min |
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| Specific output | 31.1 kW/litre 42.2 ps/litre 41.7 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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70 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 7.2:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 SU carbs | ||
| 879.6 kPa (127.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 300 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | 16.3 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 23.2 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | |||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | |||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 5.14 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50336 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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