The Minicar Mark C is an automobile from Bond, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 1 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The 1 cylinder, two stroke naturally aspirated engine and a capacity of 0.2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 8.4 bhp (8.5 PS/6.3 kW) at 4000 rpm and 9.3 Nm (6.9 lbft/0.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 241 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 1 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Width | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 241 kg | 531 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 11.4 litres | 2.5 [3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Villiers | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | 1 | ||
| Capacity | 0.2 litre 197 cc (12.022 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 59 × 72 mm
2.32 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 8.5 PS (8.4 bhp) (6.3 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 9.3 Nm (6.9 ft·lb) (0.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.8 kW/litre 43.2 ps/litre 42.6 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
47.21 Nm/litre
0.57 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Villiers S24 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 296.6 kPa (43 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 197 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 35.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 25.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 34.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 38.47 kg/kW 64.27 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 4.00 x 8 | ||
| Tyres rear | 4.00 x 8 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/- | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 291786 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 2.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Bond Minicar Mark C added 2012-11-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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