The Austin Montego 1.6 L is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 132 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1020 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 166 km/h (103 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4468 mm | 175.9 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1020 kg | 2249 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | S-Series | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 87.6 mm
3 × 3.45 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.7 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.6 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU HIF 44 E carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1038 kPa (150.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 166 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.09 kg/kW 26.88 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 16984 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Austin Montego 1.6 L added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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