The Austin-Healey 100-6 BN 4 is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style road car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 2.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 102 bhp (103 PS/76 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 193 N·m (142 lb·ft/19.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1124 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 165 km/h (103 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2337 mm | 92 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1238 mm | 48.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4001 mm | 157.5 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1124 kg | 2478 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 1.54 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2639 cc (161.042 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.37 × 88.9 mm
3.12 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 103 PS (102 bhp) (76 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 193 Nm (142 ft·lb) (19.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.8 kW/litre 39.2 ps/litre 38.7 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.13 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU H4 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 919 kPa (133.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 439.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.78 kg/kW 24.68 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.PR. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1213 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27896 | ||
| Production total | 4241 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Austin-Healey 100-6 BN 4 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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