Original Specifications | Planned | |
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Production: | 527,000 | 1! |
Price at launch: | £507 | £5 in 1971, plus £££s |
0-60 mph: | 30.1 secs | Good question! We'll have to see! |
Top speed: | 72 mph | 90-95'ish |
Power: | 34 bhp | 75-85 bhp |
Torque: | 38 ft/lb | tba |
MPG: | 42.0 mpg | tba |
Length: | 3460mm/136" | |
Width: | 1400mm/55" | plus flared arches |
Height: | 1480mm/58" | lowered suspension |
Wheelbase: | 2020mm/79" | |
Tracking (front): | 1149mm/45.2" | will be wider with the wider wheels |
Tracking (rear): | 1137mm/44.8" | -- ditto -- |
Weight: | 685 kgs/1510lb | |
Configuration: | In-line, four cylinder, OHV | |
Capacity: | 948cc | 1330cc |
Bore & Stroke: | 62.94 mm x 76.2 mm | 72.1 mm x 76.2 mm |
Comp Ratio: | 8.3:1 | 10.0:1 est |
Aspiration: | Normal | |
Fuel: | Petrol (leaded) | Unleaded 95/99 with lead additive |
Fuel delivery: | Zenith 26VME Downdraft Carburettor | HIF 44 1.75cm on heated manifold with large bore LCB manifold to hybrid RC40 system |
Suspension Front: | Independent, coil spring, lever arm shocks | Lowered stiffer springs, a/r bar, uprated lever arms but more likely Frontline telescopic conversion |
Suspension Rear: | Live axle, semi-elliptic leaf spring, lever arm shocks | Custom telescopic shocks, uprated leaf springs, lowered |
Drivetrain: | Front-engine RWD | Can't be anything else! |
Steering: | Box | |
Bodyframe: | Metal Monocoque | |
Transmission: | Four-speed manual, mechanic clutch | Midget 1275 gearbox, uprated clutch, hydraulic operated |
Rear axle: | 4.55:1 diff | 3.9:1 diff, EN17 hardened drive shafts |
Brakes: | Front: 7" Drums, hydraulic Rear: 7" Drums, part-hydraulic, part-rod operated | Front: 7" discs servo-assist diagonally-split system Rear: 7" drums, fully hydraulic, cable handbrake |
Wheels: | 13" x 3.5" steel with 5.20x13 cross-ply tyres | 13" x 6" Minilite alloys with 185/60R13 or optionally 5 1/2" x 13" banded steels or 175/65R13 Radial Tyres Although 14" wheels are being considered too |
Basics: | 12V, positive earth, dynamo | 12V, negative earth, alternator Boot-located battery Fully rebuilt loom with extra fuses and relays Coil-pack ignition |