The engine capacity was 1071cc and the Downton developed cylinder head (12A185, and later AFG163) featured nimonic valves. The engine also featured a nitrided crankshaft, and all these performance goodies resulted in peak power of 70bhp
und folgendes: The original 1275S cylinder head (the AFG163) was prone to *****ing between the valves, so the 12G940 employed smaller exhaust valves which cost around 2-3 bhp, although BMC continued to claim 76bhp in their publicity brochures. The 12G940 was an open chamber design like the 12G295 fitted to the 998cc Cooper/MG1100.