The Austin-Healey Sprite Mark III is a convertible/cabriolet style road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.1 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5750 rpm and 84 Nm (62 lbft/8.6 kgm) at 3250 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 714 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
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| 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 | 3461 mm | 136.3 inches | |
| Width | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Height | 1264 mm | 49.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 714 kg | 1574 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 27.3 litres | 6 [7.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 64.6 × 83.7 mm
2.54 × 3.3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
84 Nm (62 ft·lb) (8.6 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.5 ps/litre 53.7 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
76.5 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 961.4 kPa (139.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 274.5 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 83.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.23 kg/kW 27.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.QE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55572 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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