The Alvis FWD, also called the 12/75, was made by Alvis from 1928 to 1930 and was one of the first production road cars with front-wheel drive. It grew from the front-drive experience Alvis had gained in motorsport since 1925 and was meant to replace the 12/50 SD, TG and TH for a younger, more technical buyer. The four-cylinder overhead-camshaft engine of 1,482 cc made 50 bhp, or up to 75 bhp with a supercharger, giving about 136 km/h, and all four wheels had independent suspension on quarter-elliptic transverse leaf springs. The FA and FD had a short wheelbase and the FB and FE a long one, but sales fell short and it was dropped.
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The Alvis FWD, also called the Alvis 12/75, is a car produced by the British car manufacturer Alvis from 1928 to 1930.
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The car had a four-cylinder inline engine with an overhead camshaft.
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Equipped with a single Solex carburettor, the 1482 cc engine (bore × stroke = 68 mm × 102 mm) produced 50 brake horsepower (37 kW) at 5500 rpm.
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