The Sports is a front wheel drive convertible/cabriolet road car with a front mounted engine, sold by Berkeley.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.5 litre, two stroke 3 cylinder. This unit develops 30 bhp (30.4 PS/22.4 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 49 N·m (36.1 lb·ft/5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 318 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 129 km/h (80 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 | 1080 mm | 42.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 318 kg | 701 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 | Excelsior | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 492 cc (30.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 58 × 62 mm
2.28 × 2.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
30.4 PS (30 bhp) (22.4 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
49 Nm (36.1 ft·lb) (5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
45.5 kW/litre 61.8 ps/litre 61 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
99.59 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Am carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 625.8 kPa (90.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 164 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 14.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 22.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 129 km/h (80 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.21 kg/kW 23.74 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin 520 x 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin 520 x 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 2.3 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73590 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 6.3 | ||
| 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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