Vauxhall's first six-cylinder car started life as one prototype block, then production reverted to bolting two three-cylinder units together.
Lead trim: B-Type 27 hp 4.5 six (30 bhp)
Vauxhall B-Type 27/30/35 hpB-TYPE · 1910–1914
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FactVauxhall's first six-cylinder car started life as one prototype block, then production reverted to bolting two three-cylinder units together.
The Vauxhall 27, 30 and 35 h.p. (chassis code "B" type) is a large six-cylinder car built from 1910 to 1914 (production possibly to 1915), and the 27 h.p. was Vauxhall's first six-cylinder car, after Napier (1904) and Rolls-Royce (1905) had gone that way and F. W. Hodges made an experimental six in 1905 that never saw production. The prototype had a new 3473 cc engine with all six cylinders in one block, but production versions reverted to two three-cylinder units with the capacity increased to 4525 cc, and later cars had 5013 cc. The chassis was like the A-type's, with semi-elliptic leaf springs and rigid axles, in wheelbases of 135 or 144 in and a 64 in width; the side-valve engine (90 mm bore, 120 mm stroke) produced 30 bhp, driving the rear wheels through a multi-plate clutch and a four-speed transmission on a sub frame, with no front brakes and a foot-pedal transmission brake. About 75 were made, in two-seat tourer, landaulette, cabriolet and limousine bodies, some used in the First World War by the American Expeditionary Forces' Services of Supply in England.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-Type 27 hp 4.5 six (30 bhp) | 1910–1914 | 4.5 L Inline-6 | 30 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| B-Type 35 hp 5.0 six (later cars) | 1910–1914 | 5.0 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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