10 FEBRUARY 1939, Page 38

The 12 Wolseley It is a very likeable sort of

car. Its 1,500 c.c. four-cylinder engine has overhead valves, a downdraft carburettor, and the steel-skirted pistons which are, I understand, a Wolseley speciality. Slow cylinder-wear is claimed for them. The engine runs smoothly, and although the maximum speed, about 62 on top, is not remarkable for its rating, it runs up to its limit willingly enough and displays a degree of flexi- bility you would not expect in a car of this weight, which is 261- cwt., I am sorry to say, empty.