The Wolseley 18/85 Saloon is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1422 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 | 2654 mm | 104.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1441 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1391 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Length | 4369 mm | 172 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1422 kg | 3135 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2321 cc (141.636 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.5 × 102 mm
2.74 × 4.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 27.3 kW/litre 37.1 ps/litre 36.6 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 386.83 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 60.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.43 kg/kW 37.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.25 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.25 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.80 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 158323 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Wolseley 18/85 Saloon added 2007-05-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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