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MG MGB Tourer & M.G. MGB G.T.- Data Sheet & Specifications* - Page 1 Go To Page 1 2 3
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M.G. MGB Tourer & M.G. MGB G.T.
*Please note that the specifications in this section relate to the MGB upon its introduction. Production modifications are listed seperately.
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Abingdon, England, 1962 - 1980
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Cast iron block and head, pressed steel sump. 4 cylinders in-line. overhead valve, camshaft in block.
Capacity 1789cc. Bore & stroke 80.26 x 88.9mm.
Maximum power 92bhp (net) @ 5,400rpm.
Maximum torgue 110lb.ft @ 3,000rpm.
2 SU HS4 1 1/2 in. single jet with Cooper paper element air filters.
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Rear-wheel drive from front mounted engine.
4 speed gearbox bolted to the rear engine plate. Synchromesh available on top 3 gears until October 1967, and on all forward gears thereafter.
Overall gear ratios (1962) 1st 14.21; 2nd 8.66; 3rd 5.37; 4th 3.9 optional overdrive (from January 1963) 3.14.
Rear axle of the three-quarter floating type, incorporating a hypoid final drive on early Tourers. Later Tourers and G.T.'s, axle of the tubed semi-floating type.
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Main structural components: large section three-element side members (sills) and double bulkhead into which torsional loadings are fed via 18 gauge inner wing panels.
Wheelbase: 7ft.7ins.
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Front: 4ft.1in. Rear: 4ft. 1.25ins.
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Front: Independent, coil springs. Rear: Half-elliptic leaf springs.
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Rack and pinion, 3 turns lock-to-lock.
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Front: Lockheed, discs, 10.75in dia. Rear: Lockheed, drums, 10in dia.
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Ventilated pressed steel disc, 4 studs, 4in. width. (Optional wire wheels), 5.60 x 14in. tyres with tubes. |
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2-door, 2-seater convertible or fixed-head with very occasional rear seats. Unitary construction of pressed steel 20 gauge outer panels and aluminium bonnet. Pressed on British-made American-designed Hamilton, Toledo and Danby presses at British Motor Holdings Group's Pressed Steel Fisher Company's factory at Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
GT body assembled at Swindon but Tourer assembled at Pressed Steel Fisher, Coventry. Body panels joined by spot welding.
Dimensions: Overall length 12ft. 9ins, overall width 4ft. 11.9ins, overall height 4ft 1.4ins, ground clearance 5ins., turning circle 31ft, kerb weight 18.1cwt, weight distribution (dry) 54% front / 46% rear.
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Electrical System |
12 volt 58 amo.hr. (twin x 6 volt batteries mounted under rear "scuttle"), Positive earth Lucas dynamo with Lucas RB340-type voltage regulator.
Lucas coil ignition and wiring harness made up to standard Lucas colour coding scheme. Headlamp, Lucas sealed-filament 50-40 watts.
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Performance |
Maximum speed, 106mph.
Speed in gears, (approx):
- 3rd gear 90mph,
- 2nd gear 55mph,
- 1st gear 30mph.
Acceleration, 0-60: 12.2 sec.
Standing 1/4 mile: 18.7 sec.
Acceleration in gears:
- Top: 20-40mph, 9.0 sec. 50-70mph, 10.0 sec.
- Third: 20-40mpg, 5.6 sec. 50-70mph, 7.7 sec.
Fuel consumption: 21 to 29mpg. |
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