Daimler 2½ litre V-8 “Cresta” prototype DN250, 1959 comparisons with my present Rover 75 2 litre v6, which the Daimler Cresta is intended to replace as my grownup motor car
	Rover 75	Vauxhall Cresta	Daimler Century	Jaguar 2.4
wheelbase	9’ 0”	8’ 9”	8’ 8”	8’ 11”
length overall	15’ 6”	14’ 9”	14’ 9”	15’ 0”
width	5’ 10”	5’ 8”	5’ 6”	5’ 7”
height	4’ 8”	4’ 10”	5’ 4”	4’ 9”
track front	4’ 9”	4’ 6”	4’ 4”	4. 6”
track rear	4’ 9”	4’ 6”	4’ 4”	4’ 2”
fuel tank	14.5 galls	10.8 galls	15 galls	12 galls
weight	29¼ cwts	23¾ cwts	29 cwts	28 cwts *
engine	V6, 2 litres	6 in line, 2.2 ltrs	6 in line, 2.4 ltrs	6 in line, 2.4 ltrs
bhp	148 **	78	100	112
bhp/ton	101	62	69	80
bhp 2½ litre V8		140
bhp/ton		118 ***

* This is of the 3.4. I cannot find a road test of the 2.4.

** The spineless namby-pambies who wrote the Rover 75 Owner’s handbook do not give the bhp,
so I apologise to enthusiasts for relying on Which Car.

*** Assuming that the weight remains unchanged. The V8 at 190 kg (3¾ cwts or 418 lbs) is said
to be 60 kg (1.2 cwts (does one do decimals of a hundredweight?) or 132 lbs) lighter than
Jaguar’s 2.4. I have been unable to find out the weight of the Vauxhall engine.

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