The Marcos 850 GT Mini Marcos is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
The Marcos 850 GT Mini Marcos's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.8 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 34 bhp (34.5 PS/25.4 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 60 N·m (44 lb·ft/6.1 kgm) at 2900 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 483 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2007 mm | 79 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1207 mm | 47.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1207 mm | 47.5 inches | |
| Length | 3467 mm | 136.5 inches | |
| Width | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Height | 1168 mm | 46 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 483 kg | 1065 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 27.3 litres | 6 [7.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.8 litre 848 cc (51.748 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62.9 × 68.26 mm
2.48 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
34.5 PS (34 bhp) (25.4 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
60 Nm (44 ft·lb) (6.1 kgm) at 2900 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
29.9 kW/litre 40.7 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
70.75 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 889.1 kPa (129 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 212 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 71.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.05 kg/kW 31.82 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 | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.RS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 781 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62183 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Marcos 850 GT Mini Marcos added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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