This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead inlet, side exhaust valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) of power.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1334 kg.
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 | 2807 mm | 110.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4350 mm | 171.3 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 194 mm | 7.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1334 kg | 2941 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.1 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1595 cc (97.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.5 × 105 mm
2.74 × 4.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead inlet, side exhaust (oise)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 28.1 kW/litre 38.1 ps/litre 37.6 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 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 45.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 33.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 44.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 29.82 kg/kW 49.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.25 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.25 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145112 | ||
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| RAC rating | 12.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Rover 60 4 Light Saloon added 2006-08-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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