The Chrysler Cirrus LX is a front wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.4 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 5200 rpm and 227 Nm (167 lbft/23.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
The claimed kerb weight is 1428 kg.
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 | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4724 mm | 186 inches | |
| Width | 1821 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1428 kg | 3148 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2429 cc (148.227 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 101 mm
3.44 × 3.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
227 Nm (167 ft·lb) (23.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
46 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
93.45 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1174.4 kPa (170.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 607.25 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 106.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.04 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.77 kg/kW 21.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 3872 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Chrysler Cirrus LX added 1996-05-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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