Riley 8/90

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8/90
Sales designation: 8/90
Production period: 1935
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Roadster
Engines: Otto engine :
2.2 liters (59 kW)
Length: 4356 mm
Width: 1556 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2858 mm
Empty weight : 1575 kg
successor Riley 2 1/2

The Riley 8/90 was a Riley passenger car .

description

It was an upper mid-range vehicle that Riley released in 1935.

The V8 OHV engine was constructed from two four-cylinder Type 9 engines , had a displacement of 2178 cm³ and developed 80 bhp (59 kW). The roadster reached a top speed of 131 km / h.

The model was discontinued after a short time (in the same year) because it was not particularly successful. The Riley 2 1/2 appeared as its successor in 1937 .

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .