This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 68.7 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) at 5600 rpm and 90 N·m (66 lb·ft/9.2 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The Changan BenBen Mini weighs a quoted 870 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2345 mm | 92.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Length | 3520 mm | 138.6 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 870 kg | 1918 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
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| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 70 PS (68.7 bhp) (51 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 90 Nm (66 ft·lb) (9.2 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.3 kW/litre 69.7 ps/litre 68.8 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.09 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.1 kPa (164.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.75 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.98 kg/kW 28.37 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175/60 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/60 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 313203 | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Changan BenBen Mini added 2013-02-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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