The MG Q-type, sometimes called the QA, was a racing car built in 1934, probably eight or nine in all. Its chassis came from the K3 but narrower, with N-type axles, and its engine used the P-type block with a special crankshaft to bring capacity down to 746 cc. A high-pressure Zoller supercharger gave 113 bhp at 7200 rpm, and a sprint version reached 146 bhp, nearly 200 bhp per litre, the highest specific output of any engine in the world at the time. At 550 to 650 pounds it was expensive, and the rigid-axle chassis struggled with the power. The single-seater lapped Brooklands at 122 mph.
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The MG Q-type (sometimes referred to as the MG QA) is a racing car that was produced by MG in 1934.
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The engine used the cylinder block from the P-type but with a special crankshaft to bring the capacity down to 746 cc by reducing the stroke from 83 mm (3.3 in) to 71 mm (2.8 in).
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Probably only eight were made (Michael Sedgwick states nine) as the car was expensive at £550-£650, and the rigid-axle chassis had difficulty in dealing with the power of the engine.
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A high-pressure Zoller supercharger was fitted giving a boost to 2.5 atmospheres (1.8 kg/cc) and allowing the engine to produce 113 bhp (84 kW) at 7200 rpm.
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MG is a British automotive marque founded by Cecil Kimber in the 1920s, owned by Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor since 2007.
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