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Berkeley Cars Ltd / ˈbɑːrkliː / was a British car manufacturer based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. The company produced economical sporting microcars with motorcycle-derived engines from 322 cc to 692 cc and front wheel drive between 1956 and 1960. About 4,100 cars had been sold before bankruptcy in 1960. [1]
Straight-three engine. A straight-three engine (also called an inline-triple or inline-three) [1][2][3] is a three-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft. Less common than straight-four engines, straight-three engines have nonetheless been used in various motorcycles, cars and agricultural machinery.
The K280UD, K310UD and K320UD is the double-decker city bus variant with an 8.9-litre DC9-18 5-cylinder 310 hp Euro IV compliant engine (hence the 310 in K310UD), or a 9.3-litre DC9-29 5-cylinder 280 hp Euro V compliant engine. The 'U' indicates the bus is designed for the urban application, the 'D' points out the chassis is made for a double ...
The museum was called the North Western Museum of Science and Industry when it opened in 1969 in temporary premises on Grosvenor Street in Chorlton-on-Medlock.It had close ties with the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, having mostly grown out of the Department of History of Science & Technology, and UMIST's Richard L. Hills was the museum's first lecturer in charge.
The Prius XW30 was the most efficient car powered purely by liquid fuel available in the U.S., based on the official rating. [64][65] Only the discontinued first-generation Honda Insight attained higher fuel efficiency: 62 mpg ‑US (3.8 L/100 km; 74 mpg ‑imp) (for manual/no air conditioner option).
Torque output. 360–400 N⋅m (266–295 lb⋅ft) Dimensions. Dry weight. 240 lb (109 kg) - no headers, clutch, ECU, spark box or filters. The Toyota G16E engine is a 1,618 cc (98.7 cu in) straight-three engine built by Toyota under its Gazoo Racing division that was first introduced in January 2020 for the GR Yaris as a member of the Toyota ...
The Jaguar C-Type (officially called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. The "C" stands for "competition". The car combined the running gear of the contemporary, road-proven XK120, with a lightweight tubular frame designed by Jaguar Chief Engineer William Heynes, and an aerodynamic aluminium body, jointly developed by William Heynes, R J (Bob ...
The XK120 was the world's fastest production car at the time of its debut. The XK120 was launched in open two-seater or (US) roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a testbed and show car for the new Jaguar XK engine designed by Jaguar Chief Engineer William Heynes. The display car was the first prototype, chassis number 660001.