This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Powering the Austin-Healey 100 M is an overhead valve, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 4500 rpm and 195 N·m (144 lb·ft/19.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1041 kg.
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 | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1041 kg | 2295 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 195 Nm (144 ft·lb) (19.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.8 kW/litre 41.9 ps/litre 41.4 bhp/litre 0.68 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 | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU H6 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) | |||
| 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 107.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.69 kg/kW 21.2 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| 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 | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 138358 | ||
| Production total | 3924 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Austin-Healey 100 M added 2006-02-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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