hp", which indicated the RAC figure followed by the true measured power. Taxable horsepower does not reflect developed horsepower; rather, it is a calculated...
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power by a factor of ten or more. The so-called RAC horsepower rating was devised in 1910 by the RAC at the invitation of the British government.[disputed...
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version of the Model Y. The car was powered by a 933 cc (56.9 cu in) 8hp (RAC horsepower) Ford sidevalve engine. A minor facelift, unveiled in September 1939...
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Kingdom "15/19" meant 15 RAC horsepower, about 19 horsepower (14 kW) actually being delivered By this time, RAC horsepower was a tax formula and was...
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Vauxhall Wyvern (section Wyvern 10 horsepower)
a unitary construction body. In spite of the abandonment of the old RAC horsepower tax system which favoured long stroke engines, the old long stroke four...
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to suit local tax designations, developing 19.8 RAC horsepower rather than the larger engine's 23.4 RAC hp. Just over 7,000 D6s were built in Detroit,...
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1905 specification and developed no more than a fraction of the rated RAC horsepower. This fact coupled with other legal and technical arguments led the...
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month. The coupons issued related to a car's calculated RAC horsepower and that horsepower's nominal fuel consumption. From July 1942 until June 1945...
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differential at the very front of the car. The car's four-cylinder, 9 (RAC) horsepower 1,075 cc (65.6 cu in) engine and transmission had powered thousands...
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growth of the EEC (European Community) and EFTA. The British RAC (Royal Automobile Club) horsepower taxation system had the secondary function of excluding...
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horsepower (RAC rating) medium priced 5-seater executive cars made by Hillman during the 1930s by installing a smaller engine in their 20-horsepower Hillman...
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models of the Austin 8. The model was unnamed and known simply by its RAC horsepower rating, plus the prosaic code that would not have been familiar to many...
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displacing 170 cu in (2.8 L) to suit local tax designations, developing 19.8 RAC horsepower rather than the larger engine's 23.4 hp. During 1938, Chrysler Canada...
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98 bhp (73 kW) at 3,000 rpm but another explanation is that it had an RAC horsepower rating of 30 and a cylinder bore of 98 mm though perhaps the most likely...
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side coachwork and windscreen. The engine had grown to 964 cc with a RAC horsepower rating of 8 hp. The belt drive was replaced by a shaft to the friction...
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It was a revival of the pre-war Perry 11.9, and was rated at 11.9 RAC horsepower. The Bean 11.9 in chassis form initially cost £400, but this was reduced...
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variants Hillman Seven Seater and Hillman 80 models were a series of 20 horsepower (RAC rating) medium priced 5-7 seater executive cars made by Hillman during...
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The standard engine was disadvantaged due to its displacement and RAC Horsepower rating. The company, therefore, developed a smaller engine, which was...
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1912 fitted with a JAP, V twin air-cooled engine of 964 cc with an RAC horsepower rating of 8 hp. but by the 1913 Olympia show the company had swapped...
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1906 and 1961. The name was a reference to the car's fiscal horsepower or tax horsepower, a function of the surface area of the pistons. This system quickly...
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October 2005). "Mitsubishi Colt Space Star (1998 - 2002) used car review". RAC Limited. Retrieved 14 June 2022. MirageForum (2013-01-17). "2014 Mirage to...
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Austin 10 hp (section Ten horsepower)
(2+1⁄2 in × 3+1⁄2 in) giving a capacity of 1125 cc and an RAC and fiscal rating of 10.0 horsepower. The new car with the 42 per cent larger engine was described...
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version of the Roll of Honour, and videos about those who fought in the RAC. The Vehicle Conservation Centre provides cover for more of the collection...
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Retrieved 29 June 2018. "BMW X4 xDrive20d review | Car review | RAC Drive". www.rac.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2018. "BMW X4 Estate (2014– ) Features,...
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coachbuilders Savio [it]. In competition, the car won its first event, the 1985 RAC Rally in the hands of Henri Toivonen and carried Markku Alén to second in...
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areas: the high-voltage controls of the car (including the batteries), the RAC-e (Rotation Axis Control-electric) torque vectoring system, and the MGUK...
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build than the Ford Model B. The car was powered by a 933 cc (56.9 cu in) 8 (RAC)hp Ford sidevalve engine. The little Ford was available in two- and four-door...
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Evans, Claire (11 January 2006). "Jaguar XK8 (1996 – 2006) used car review". rac.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Clout, Laura (21 April 2008). "Jaguar boss...
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Mikael Ericsson (1989 1000 Lakes Rally), Pentti Airikkala (1989 Lombard RAC Rally) and Kenneth Eriksson (1991 Swedish Rally). It was also driven to outright...
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horsepower (242 kW) compared to the 440 of Peugeot and 500 of Audi. It was replaced by the Lancia Delta S4 for the final event of the season: the RAC...
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