The Wolseley 16/60 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car designed by Farina with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 62 bhp (63 PS/46 kW) at 4500 rpm and 122 Nm (90 lbft/12.4 kgm) at 2100 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1120 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 130 km/h (81 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Farina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1120 kg | 2469 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1622 cc (98.981 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 88.9 mm
3 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
63 PS (62 bhp) (46 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
122 Nm (90 ft·lb) (12.4 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
28.5 kW/litre 38.8 ps/litre 38.2 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
75.22 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU HS2 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 945.2 kPa (137.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 405.5 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 | 130 km/h (81 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 56.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 41.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 55.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.22 kg/kW 40.46 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 517869 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Wolseley 16/60 added 2017-06-10. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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