This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front positioned engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1186 kg, the MG MGC can dispense with the 0-60 mph dash in 10.9 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 18.2 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 187 km/h (116 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 | 2311 mm | 91 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1251 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Length | 3893 mm | 153.3 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1276 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1186 kg | 2615 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2912 cc (177.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.36 × 88.9 mm
3.28 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
37.1 kW/litre 50.5 ps/litre 49.8 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
78.98 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 992.5 kPa (144 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 485.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 35.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 123.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.97 kg/kW 18.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2280 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 63822 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 MG MGC Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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