BRITISH CARS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16234, 7 January 1927, Page 2

BRITISH CARS

MAN* IMPROY KMENTS

1927 MODELS

LONDON, December 20.

Concentrating on a search for greater power in their 1927 models, English designers have added a host of improvements' to their cars.'

Increased driving force and (picker acceleration called for an equal speed in deceleration', and led to the general use of four-wheel brakes; so that how practically every car built in England has four-wheel brakes as standard equipment.

The extra weight of the brake-drums on the front of car called lor stronger dumb-irons and chassis, and better chassis supension, which, in turn, led to' the general use of halfelliptic springs, which have practically ousted every other type.

lOeepetf steel; sections are used in frames, really large cross-members have been introduced at vital points to eliminate frame whip and its consequent squeaks and rattles. Engine suspension, too, has been vastly improved. Rubber insulating blocks are fitted to prevent engine vibration from reaching the chassis, as well "as to prevent road shocks disturbing the motor housing. ' Four-wheel brakes and low-pressure-tyres 'have' also''necessitated the use of a strongel', much easier steering mechanism, while greater engine flexibility has meant the elimination of the fourth gear from many cars. All the really potent car-selling factors are readily apparent in the ears of England for 1927—greater power, less gear-changing, improved flexibility. quSfcker stopping, better riding, aod easier steering.' These are the features a ear-buyer looks for, and English designers have built them into their new cars, with the obvious intension of influencing the Australian market, for tiiey are more necessary here than in England.