The Hornet is a road car from Wolseley, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Wolseley Hornet's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.8 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 34 bhp (34.5 PS/25.4 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 60 N·m (44 lb·ft/6.1 kgm) at 2900 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 624 kg.
The Wolseley Hornet is said to be able to attain a top speed of 116 km/h which is 72 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2138 mm | 84.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1205 mm | 47.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1165 mm | 45.9 inches | |
| Length | 3270 mm | 128.7 inches | |
| Width | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 624 kg | 1376 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 25 litres | 5.5 [6.6] 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 848 cc (51.748 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62.9 × 68.26 mm
2.48 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
34.5 PS (34 bhp) (25.4 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
60 Nm (44 ft·lb) (6.1 kgm) at 2900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
29.9 kW/litre 40.7 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.75 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 889.1 kPa (129 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 212 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 | 116 km/h (72 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.61 kg/kW 41.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.RS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.20 x 10 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.20 x 10 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 148379 | ||
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| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Wolseley Hornet added 2006-10-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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