This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Flaminio Bertoni with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.4 litre, overhead valve 2 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 24 bhp (24.3 PS/17.9 kW) of power at 6750 rpm, and maximum torque of 28 N·m (20.7 lb·ft/2.9 kgm) at 3750 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 560 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 101 km/h (63 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Flaminio Bertoni | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Length | 3830 mm | 150.8 inches | |
| Width | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 560 kg | 1235 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 20 litres | 4.4 [5.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.4 litre 435 cc (26.545 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68.5 × 59 mm
2.7 × 2.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
24.3 PS (24 bhp) (17.9 kW) at 6750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
28 Nm (20.7 ft·lb) (2.9 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.9 ps/litre 55.2 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
64.37 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 808.9 kPa (117.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 2 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 217.5 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 | 24.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 101 km/h (63 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 43.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 31.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 42.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 31.29 kg/kW 52.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.LA. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwLoTA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.47 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73535 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 5.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Citroën 2cv Special added 1995-12-08. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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