an autocar magazine road test published 18 april 1952 achieved a maximum of (mean) and (best), and a 0-60 mph acceleration of 36.6 seconds whereas the example registered new in february 1954 and given a used car test published in the autocar series dated 8 april 1960 returned a 0-60 mph time of just 27.9 seconds. the standing quarter mile was down from 24.4 secs to 23.2 secs a marked improvement on the former result taken in 1952 and directly comparable with the mini 850 launched in 1959, that was considered to be fairly brisk then.