The Mopetta is a front wheel drive roadster motor car with a front positioned engine, from Brütsch.
The engine is a naturally aspirated, two stroke, 1 cylinder that produces 1.9 bhp (1.9 PS/1.4 kW) of power.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 78 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 45 km/h, or 28 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 1 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | |||
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Width | 910 mm | 35.8 inches | |
| Height | 1080 mm | 42.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 78 kg | 172 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | ILO | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | 1 | ||
| Capacity | 0 litre 48 cc (2.929 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 1.9 PS (1.9 bhp) (1.4 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 29.5 kW/litre 40.1 ps/litre 39.6 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 48 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 | 45 km/h (28 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 24.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 PS/kg 18.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 24.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 55.05 kg/kW 91.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 4.00-8 | ||
| Tyres rear | 4.00-8 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112431 | ||
| Production total | 14 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Brütsch Mopetta added 2003-08-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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