This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Berkeley Bandit is an overhead valve, 1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 39 bhp (39.5 PS/29.1 kW) at 5000 rpm and 71.7 N·m (53 lb·ft/7.3 kgm) at 2700 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 560 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2083 mm | 82 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1168 mm | 46 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1168 mm | 46 inches | |
| Length | 3635 mm | 143.1 inches | |
| Width | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Height | 1118 mm | 44 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 560 kg | 1235 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 31.8 litres | 7 [8.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 997 cc (60.841 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.96 × 48.4 mm
3.19 × 1.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
39.5 PS (39 bhp) (29.1 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
71.7 Nm (53 ft·lb) (7.3 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
29.2 kW/litre 39.7 ps/litre 39.1 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
71.92 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 903.7 kPa (131.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.25 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 70.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.26 kg/kW 32.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 8.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| 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 | 4.12 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55220 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Berkeley Bandit added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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