Changan Alsvin is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.5 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 97 bhp (98 PS/72 kW) at 5500 rpm and 137 Nm (101 lbft/14 kgm) at 3500-4500 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1150 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 165 km/h, which equates to 103 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Length | 4360 mm | 171.7 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1150 kg | 2535 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 84.8 mm
2.95 × 3.34 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 98 PS (97 bhp) (72 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 137 Nm (101 ft·lb) (14 kgm) at 3500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.39 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1148.5 kPa (166.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 62.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.9 kg/kW 26.56 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 256696 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Changan Alsvin Automatic added 2011-10-08. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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