The MG MGA Twin Cam is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 6700 rpm and 142 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
Its quoted kerb weight is 952 kg.
Top quoted speed is 183 km/h (114 mph).
Full specs
|
|
|||
| Carrosserie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2388 | 94 | |
| Voies AV | 1238 | 48.7 | |
| Voies AR | 1238 | 48.7 | |
| Longueur | 3962 | 156 | |
| Largeur | 1473 | 58 | |
| Hauteur | 1270 | 50 | |
| Garde au sol | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.66 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 952 kg | 2099 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | MG | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
||
| Alésage × Course | 75.4 × 88.9 mm
2.97 × 3.5 in |
||
| Rapport alésage / course | 0.85 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
||
| Puissance maximale (Gross) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) à 6700 tr/mn |
||
| Couple maximale (Gross) |
142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) à 4500 tr/mn |
||
| Specific output (Gross) |
50.7 kW/litre 69 ps/litre 68 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
||
(Gross) |
89.42 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 SU carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1123.7 kPa (163 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 9.4 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 13.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 41.1 s | ||
| 0-400m | 18.6 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 115.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 84.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.82 kg/kW 19.75 lb/bhp |
||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | Dunlop RS4 5.90-15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Dunlop RS4 5.90-15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 263 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 263 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3194 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.30 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64020 | ||
| Production total | 2111 | ||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 14.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1958 MG MGA Twin Cam added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||
