The Sprite is an automobile from Austin-Healey, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 0.9 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 45 bhp (45.6 PS/33.6 kW) at 5500 rpm and 71 N·m (52 lb·ft/7.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 664 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 129 km/h, or 80 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 | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1162 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1137 mm | 44.8 inches | |
| Length | 3493 mm | 137.5 inches | |
| Width | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Height | 1264 mm | 49.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 664 kg | 1464 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 27.3 litres | 6 [7.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 1.24 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 948 cc (57.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62.9 × 76.2 mm
2.48 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
45.6 PS (45 bhp) (33.6 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
71 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.5 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
74.89 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 941.2 kPa (136.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 237 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 13.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 20.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 129 km/h (80 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 68.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.79 kg/kW 33.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.QE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 710 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55539 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Austin-Healey Sprite added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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