Before MG meant nimble roadsters, the WA was the biggest and heaviest car the company had ever built.
Lead trim: WA 2561 six
MG WA 2.6-litreWA · 1938–1939
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FactBefore MG meant nimble roadsters, the WA was the biggest and heaviest car the company had ever built.
The MG WA is a sporting saloon built between 1938 and 1939, the largest and heaviest car MG had built. Like the SA but with a wider rear track allowing a larger body, it used a tuned version of the six-cylinder Morris QPHG engine enlarged to 2561 cc, with the compression ratio raised to 7.25 to 1 and a new balanced crankshaft, driving a live rear axle through a four-speed manual with synchromesh on the top three ratios and a divided propshaft; wire wheels and 14 inch Lockheed hydraulic drums. The Morris-made saloon body has traditional octagonal-framed instruments and can be told from the SA by a front bumper with a dip in the centre and the spare wheel on the front wing rather than the boot lid; the factory could also supply a Tickford drophead coupé by Salmons and Son or a four-door Charlesworth tourer, and some chassis went to coachbuilders including Kellner of Paris and Reinbolt of Switzerland. The saloon cost £442, the four-seat tourer £450 and the Tickford coupé £468. Production stopped in 1939 and the car was not reintroduced in 1945. Wheelbase 123 in, length 194 in, width 67 in. The page gives no power figure.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA 2561 six | 1938–1939 | 2.6 L Inline-6 | 100 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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