Engine

Front, rear drive

Head/block

Aluminum alloy

Cylinders

6 in 60 deg V, wet liners

Main bearings

Cooling

Water

Fan

Twin electric

Bore, mm (in)

88.0 (3.46)

Stroke, mm (in)

68.3 (2.69)

Capacity, cc (cu in)

2492 (152.3)

Valve gear

OHC w/pushrod oper-ated exhaust valves

Camshaft drive

Toothed belt

Compression ratio

9.0 to 1

Ignition

Breakerless

Injection

Bosch L-Jetronic

Max Power

160 bhp (DIN)@ 5600 rpm

Max torque

157 lb ft @ 4000 rpm

TRANSMISSION

Type:

5 speed all indirect transaxle

Clutch:

Twin disc diaphragm

Gear	Ratio	mph/1000 rpm
Top	0.780	22.0
4^th	1.026	16.7
3^rd	1.345	12.7
2^nd	1.956	8.8
1^st	3.500	4.9

Final drive gear

Hypoid bevel

Ratio

4.1 to 1

SUSPENSION

Front – location Spring

Rear – location

Double wishbone Longitudinal torsion bars

De Dion tube, Watts linkage

dampers Telescopic

springs Coil

anti-roll bar Yes

dampers Telescopic

anti-roll bar Yes

STEERING

Type:

Rack and pinion

Power assistance:

Wheel diameter:

15.0 in.

Turns lock to lock:

3.6

BRAKES

Circuits:

Dual split front/rear

Front:

10.5 in diameter ventilated disc

Rear:

9.8 in. diameter disc

Servo:

Vacuum

Handbrake:

Center lever rear discs

WHEELS

Type:

Alloy

Rim width:

6 in.

Tires - make:

Pirelli

- type P6 radial ply

- size 195/60HR15

- pressures F28 R28 psi

EQUIPMENT

Battery

12V 77 Ah

Alternator

65A

Headlamps

110/230W Halogen

Reversing lamp

Standard

Electric fuses

Screen wipers

2-speed plus intermittent

Screen washer

Electric

Interior heater

Air blending/ Water valve

Air conditioning

Extra

Interior trim

Cloth seats & headliner

Floor covering

Carpet

Jack

Screw pillar

Jacking points

2 each side

Windscreen

Laminated

Underbody

Electrophoretic

MAXIMUM SPEEDS

ACCELERATION

From Rest

Gear mph kph rpm

mph Time(sec) speedo mph

Top 132 212 6000

30 2.8 30

4^th 107 172 6400

40 4.5 40

3^rd 81 130 6400

50 6.3 50

2^nd 56 90 6400

60 8.8 59

1^st 31 50 6400

70 11.7 68

80 14.7 78

90 19.4 88

In Each Gear

100 24.3 97

mph Top 4^th 3^rd 2^nd

110 34.6 108

10-30 - 7.4 5.6 3.4

20-40 10.0 6.9 4.9 3.3

Standing ¼ mile: 16.7 s, 84mph

30-50 9.2 6.5 4.7 3.6

Standing km: 30.6 s, 107 mph

40-60 9.4 6.3 4.6 -

50-70 9.7 6.6 5.0 -

60-80 10.4 7.1 5.8 -

70-90 11.3 7.5 - -

80-100 13.2 9.3 - -

90-110 17.8 - - -

FUEL CONSUMPTION

Official Fuel Consumption figures

Overall mpg:

(ECE lab test conditions; not necessarily related to Autocar figures)

23.2 (12.2 liters/100km)

Urban cycle: 19.1 mpg

formula: Hard 20.9 mpg

Steady 56 mph 36.7 mpg

Driving Avg 25.5 mpg

Steady 75 mph 28.6 mpg

and conditions Gentle 30.2 mpg

OIL CONSUMPTION

Fuel grade- Premium 98 RM

Fuel tank 16.5 imp gal (75 liters)

(SAE 20/50) 800 miles/pint

Mileage recorder reads 2.0% short

BRAKING

CLUTCH

Fade (from 84 mph in neutral)

Pedal 30 lb; travel 5 in.

Pedal load for 0.5g stops in lb

WEIGHT

start/end start/end

1 12/12 6 20/16

Kerb 24.1 cwt/ 2702 lb/ 1227 kg

2 20/20 7 24/20

Distribution f/r 51.0/49.0

3 20/20 8 24/24

Test 27.7 cwt/ 3102 lb/ 1409 kg

4 20/16 9 32/36

Max payload 750 lb/ 340 kg

5 24/16 10 28/28

Response (from 30mph in neutral)

Load g Distance

10 lb 0.20 150 ft

30 lb 0.48 63 ft

50 lb 0.75 40 ft

70 lb 0.87 35 ft

90 lb 0.98 31 ft

Handbrake: 0.40 75 ft

Max gradient: 1 in 3

DIMENSIONS

Overall length:

167.7 in./ 4260 mm

Overall width:

65.5 in./ 1664 mm

Overall Height:

52.4 in./ 1331 mm

Wheelbase:

94.5 in./ 2400 mm

Front/rear track:

54.1/53.2" 1374/1351 mm

Boot capacity:

1036 cu ft

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Figures taken at 5268 miles by the staff of Autocar at the Motor Industry Research Association proving ground at Nuneston, and on the Continent.

TEST CONDITIONS

Wind: 5-15 mph

Temperature: 19 deg C (66 deg F)

Barometer: 29.5 in Hg (1000mb)

Surface: Dry asphalt and concrete

Test distance: 1490 miles

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