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Austin A40 Somerset  

1952-1954, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
52-54: i4/8V ?:1 1200cc.(73ci)

42-bhp

@4300rpm

35.0 hp/l 1bbl 58lb-ft. (79Nm)

@2400rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.2l42hp: 111kph/69mph ?s 31.6s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: ?
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4026 x 1600 x 1588 mm (158.5 x 63.0 x 62.5 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2337 mm - ?/? mm (92.0 in - ?/? in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.44 m² (69.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.10 m² (~22.6 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 10.23 m³ (361.2 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 978 kg (2156 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 23.3 kg/hp (51.3 lb/hp) 43 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 728 £ (1952) 
production: 166,063

   

The Austin A40 Somerset succeeded the A40 Dorset/Devon and it was replaced by the A40 Cambridge.
Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany.
 
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