The Austin Allegro 1500 is a front wheel drive automobile, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 69 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 104 N·m (77 lb·ft/10.6 kgm) at 3100 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Its claimed kerb weight is 850 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2432 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3855 mm | 151.8 inches | |
| Width | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 159 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 850 kg | 1874 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 47.7 litres | 10.5 [12.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1485 cc (90.62 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 81.4 mm
3 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
70 PS (69 bhp) (51 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
104 Nm (77 ft·lb) (10.6 kgm) at 3100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.6 kW/litre 47.1 ps/litre 46.5 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.03 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 880.1 kPa (127.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 371.25 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.52 kg/kW 27.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.HPS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.HPS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1639 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41404 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Austin Allegro 1500 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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