The Morris Minor Series II is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 0.8 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 30 bhp (30.4 PS/22.4 kW) at 4800 rpm and 54 Nm (40 lbft/5.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a quoted 787 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2184 mm | 86 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1286 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1286 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Length | 3760 mm | 148 inches | |
| Width | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 787 kg | 1735 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 22.7 litres | 5 [6] 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 803 cc (49.002 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 58 × 76 mm
2.28 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 30.4 PS (30 bhp) (22.4 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 54 Nm (40 ft·lb) (5.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 27.9 kW/litre 37.9 ps/litre 37.4 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.25 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 845.1 kPa (122.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 200.75 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 38.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 28.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 38.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 35.18 kg/kW 58.76 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 412 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 60324 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Morris Minor Series II added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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