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Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. I "Frogeye" |
1958-1961, Great Britain |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 58-61: |
i4/8V |
8.3:1 |
948cc.(58ci) |
42.5-bhp |
@5300rpm |
44.8 hp/l |
2x1bbl |
52lb-ft. (71Nm) |
@3000rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 0.9l42.5hp: |
138kph/86mph |
13.7s |
20.5s |
?s |
?s |
21.7s@?mph/?kph |
? l/100km | ? mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
5.20 x 13 |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
4-speed/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
3493 x 1346 x 1209 mm (137.5 x 53.0 x 47.6 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
2032 mm - 1161/1140 mm (80.0 in - 45.7/44.9 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 4.70 m² (50.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.34 m² (~14.5 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 5.68 m³ (200.7 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft. |
| weight: |
602 - 664 kg (1328 - 1464 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
14.2 - 15.6 kg/hp (31.2 - 34.4 lb/hp) 64 - 71 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
669 £ (1958) |
| production: |
48,987 |
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The most distinctive feature of this car: its headlights. Therefore the car was called "Bugeye" or "Frogeye".
They were mounted that way because of a law in the U.S. where the headlight had to be at a minimum height.
Pictures taken in 2007 in Hildesheim, Germany. |
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