Four-wheel braking was still a novelty when the 23-60 launched — Vauxhall first sold front brakes as a pricey £55 option, then made them standard across the line in July 1924.
Lead trim: 23-60 4.0 overhead-valve four (60 bhp at 2,000 rpm)
Vauxhall 23-6023-60 · 1922–1925
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FactFour-wheel braking was still a novelty when the 23-60 launched — Vauxhall first sold front brakes as a pricey £55 option, then made them standard across the line in July 1924.
The Vauxhall 23-60 is a four- or five-seater touring car announced in July 1922, replacing the 25 hp from which it was developed; its Kington tourer body was described as "preserving that greyhound look so characteristic of the Vauxhall car", it shared many parts with the 30-98, and its reliability made Vauxhall's name for dependability. Chief engineer C. E. King's engine was the 25's four-cylinder with an overhead-valve head added and, since largish engines were now usually sixes, a Lanchester harmonic balancer at the centre of the crankshaft to counteract the unbalanced secondary forces (few surviving cars retain it): 3,969 cc (95 mm bore, 140 mm stroke), 60 bhp at 2,000 rpm, with a 4-speed gearbox, a spiral-bevel rear axle located by torque girders, a 130 in wheelbase and a kerb weight of 3,584 lb. Front brakes were at first an extra £55 option and were standardised in July 1924 (linked to the transmission brake, the rear brakes on the handbrake); the page's dates for the option are inconsistent. Catalogued bodies ran from a £695 chassis to a £1,300 Langham enclosed landaulette (Kington five-seater £1,145). It remained in production until the six-cylinder sleeve-valve 25-70 was announced in October 1925; General Motors took control of Vauxhall on 16 November 1925.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-60 4.0 overhead-valve four (60 bhp at 2,000 rpm) | 1922–1925 | 4.0 L Inline-4 | 60 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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