Austin A60 Cambridge is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 61 bhp (62 PS/45 kW) at 4500 rpm and 122 N·m (90 lb·ft/12.4 kgm) at 2100 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1120 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 129 km/h or 80 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 | 2546 mm | 100.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 4432 mm | 174.5 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1120 kg | 2469 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1622 cc (98.981 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 88.9 mm
3 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
62 PS (61 bhp) (45 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
122 Nm (90 ft·lb) (12.4 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
28 kW/litre 38.1 ps/litre 37.6 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
75.22 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 945.2 kPa (137.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 405.5 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 | 129 km/h (80 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.62 kg/kW 41.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50468 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Austin A60 Cambridge added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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