A NEW BRITISH CAR

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1938, Page 28

A NEW BRITISH CAR

(By Air Mail, from "The Post's" London Representative.)

LONDON, September 28. United Kingdom motor manufacturers have designed a ca/hitherto lacking in the New Zealand market. Its appeal lies chiefly in the fact that it combines docility with sports car performance. It can be driven safely and easily by any person of either sex, and there is no necessity to "rush" hills in order to achieve top gear performance.

The acceleration is phenomenal, 10----30 sn.p.h. in top in 6.2 seconds, 10-30 in 4.8 seconds, and 0-50 in 10.8 seconds, a performance not obtained by low gear ratio, the rear-axle being 4.09 to

The car was tested at the Crystal Palace track, where a forty-yard hill of 3£ was climbed from a standing start in top. The top gear is astonishingly flexible; from 5 m.p.h., 85 m.p.h. was reached in 22 seconds. The gear-box is fitted with synchro-mesh on third and top, but to all intents and purposes only top is necessary. The engine is a 6-cylinder of 26.88 h.p v racing. Petrol consumption is 17-18 m.p.g. at 50 m.p.h.

The springing is very successful. Transverse semi-elliptics with a cruciform cross member ensure even keel riding even on the worst corners. The braking is powerful, the equipment luxurious, and there is room for 5-6 persons.

The overall length ls 14ft 7in, width 6ft, and the turning circle is 40ft 6in on single lock.

The sports saloon costs £430 ex works. The standard saloon is £385.