Editing Austin-Healey 3000 (section)

====BN7, BT7 roadsters====
Engines fitted with three SU HS4 carburettors (total area 5.3 sq. inches) and an improved camshaft were announced at the end of May 1961.<ref>{{cite news | title=More Powerful Austin Healey | newspaper=The Times | date=29 May 1961 | page=7 | issue=55093}}</ref> Other changes included a vertical barred front grille. Optional extras were similar to the Mark I. From August 1961 a brake servo was also available as an optional extra, which greatly improved braking performance. These were the last true Big Healey roadsters; the BN7 Mark II was discontinued in March 1962, and the BT7 Mark II in June 1962

;Road test
A 3000 Mark II BT7 (699DON) with hardtop and overdrive tested by the British magazine ''The Motor'' in 1961 had a top speed of {{convert|112.9|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and could accelerate from 0–{{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 10.9 seconds. A fuel consumption of {{convert|23.5|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus}} was recorded. The test car cost £1362 including taxes.<ref name=Motor1961>{{cite journal |title = The Austin Healey 3000 Mark II| journal =[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]]| date = 26 July 1961}}</ref>