The Morris Marina 1.8 Coupé is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 83 bhp (84 PS/62 kW) at 5100 rpm and 134 Nm (99 lbft/13.7 kgm) at 2900 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The Morris Marina 1.8 Coupé weighs a claimed 925 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 153 km/h (95 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4140 mm | 163 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 925 kg | 2039 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1799 cc (109.782 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.26 × 88.9 mm
3.16 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 2900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.8 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.49 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 936 kPa (135.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 153 km/h (95 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.95 kg/kW 24.96 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 60379 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Morris Marina 1.8 Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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