The Berkeley Sports is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style road car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Berkeley Sports's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.3 litre, two stroke 2 cylinder. In this application it has an output of 15 bhp (15.2 PS/11.2 kW) of power at 4800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 3 speed manual set of gears.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 280 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 105 km/h (65 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 | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1118 mm | 44 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1118 mm | 44 inches | |
| Length | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Width | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Height | 1050 mm | 41.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 280 kg | 617 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 15.9 litres | 3.5 [4.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Anzani | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.3 litre 322 cc (19.65 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 60 × 57 mm
2.36 × 2.24 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 15.2 PS (15 bhp) (11.2 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 34.7 kW/litre 47.2 ps/litre 46.6 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 161 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 | 105 km/h (65 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 54.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 53.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.03 kg/kW 41.81 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 8.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 419 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55319 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 4.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Berkeley Sports added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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