Many of these cars were fitted with heavy bodies and to better cater for this trade, Vauxhall re-tuned the engine, de-rating the maximum power to 60 bhp (45 kW).

The substantial chassis has semi elliptic leaf springs and rigid axles front and rear.

In April 1921 — having tried what he regarded as a new model — the motoring correspondent of The Times wrote: "Speed is an asset in a motor-car.

Few motorists of experience care to drive at high speed habitually but the feeling that the car has a big reserve of power which may at any time be loosed, and the ability to indulge, on open stretches of road, in bursts of exhilarating speed, to flatten out hills almost as though they were level ground are pleasures which few can fail to appreciate once the charm has cast its spell."

This Vauxhall's signs of progress in motor-car design include: an oil filter at the bottom of the crankcase readily extracted from the front without trouble; easily carried out adjustments may be made to the air pressure pump supplying the carburettor with petrol, the timing chain, the fan belt.

Redesign of lubricating systems: the front gearbox bearing is accessed through a quickly detachable lid etc.

He summed up his lengthy report with this assessment: "A thoroughly well-bred machine of the greyhound type" [6] Vauxhall Kington open car (tourer) was the company's leading line.