The A70 Hereford is a car from Austin, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 67 bhp (68 PS/50 kW) at 3800 rpm and 157 Nm (116 lbft/16 kgm) at 1700 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1280 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed stated is 134 km/h (83 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 13.5-11.8 l/100km Autocar figures.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4255 mm | 167.5 inches | |
| Width | 1769 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1667 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 191 mm | 7.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1280 kg | 2822 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2200 cc (134.252 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.4 × 111.1 mm
3.13 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 68 PS (67 bhp) (50 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 157 Nm (116 ft·lb) (16 kgm) at 1700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 22.7 kW/litre 30.9 ps/litre 30.5 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.36 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 896.8 kPa (130.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 550 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 14.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 22.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 22.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 134 km/h (83 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 53.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 52.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.62 kg/kW 42.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.5-11.8 l/100km Autocar figures | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.5 l/100km figures | ||
| km/litre | 7.4 km/l figures | ||
| UK MPG | 20.9 UK MPG figures | ||
| US MPG | 17.4 US MPG figures | ||
| 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 | 11.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50325 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1950 Austin A70 Hereford added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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