The Metro 1.0 is a front wheel drive hatchback motor car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Austin.
The 1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that develops 47 bhp (47.7 PS/35 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 75 N·m (55 lb·ft/7.6 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Austin Metro 1.0 weighs a stated 771 kg at the kerb.
The Austin Metro 1.0 is claimed to achieve a top speed of 138 km/h which is 86 mph.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3405 mm | 134.1 inches | |
| Width | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.51 | ||
| Kerb weight | 771 kg | 1700 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34.5 litres | 7.6 [9.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 998 cc (60.902 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 64.6 × 76.2 mm
2.54 × 3 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
47.7 PS (47 bhp) (35 kW) at 5500 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
75 Nm (55 ft·lb) (7.6 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
35.1 kW/litre 47.7 ps/litre 47.1 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.15 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 944.4 kPa (137 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 18.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 138 km/h (86 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22 kg/kW 36.75 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.ARB.HS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.HS.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 17633 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1987 Austin Metro 1.0 added 1997-01-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||