Austin Mini Cooper is a car that has a 2 door saloon type body with a front located engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) at 6000 rpm and 73 N·m (54 lb·ft/7.4 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 584 kg, the Austin Mini Cooper performs the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 17.2 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 21.1 seconds.
The Austin Mini Cooper is claimed to achieve a top speed of 135 km/h, or 84 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2038 mm | 80.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1213 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1165 mm | 45.9 inches | |
| Length | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Width | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 584 kg | 1288 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 25 litres | 5.5 [6.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 997 cc (60.841 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62.43 × 81.3 mm
2.46 × 3.2 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) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
73 Nm (54 ft·lb) (7.4 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.9 ps/litre 55.2 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
73.22 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU HS2 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 920.1 kPa (133.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 17.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 135 km/h (84 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.24 kg/kW 23.78 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.250 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.RS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.RS.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.20-10 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.20-10 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1015 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51975 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Austin Mini Cooper added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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