The 100 BN 1 is a car from Austin-Healey, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Powering the Austin-Healey 100 BN 1 is an overhead valve, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) at 4000 rpm and 195 N·m (144 lb·ft/19.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 953 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2286 mm | 90 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1289 mm | 50.7 inches | |
| Length | 3848 mm | 151.5 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 953 kg | 2101 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 1.54 m² | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2660 cc (162.323 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 111.1 mm
3.44 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 195 Nm (144 ft·lb) (19.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.2 kW/litre 34.3 ps/litre 33.8 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.31 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU H4 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 921.2 kPa (133.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 665 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 37.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.95 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.2 kg/kW 23.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | 9.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26686 | ||
| Production total | 10688 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Austin-Healey 100 BN 1 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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