The Citroën Ami Super is a front wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body designed by Flaminio Bertoni.
The Citroën Ami Super's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 68 N·m (50 lb·ft/6.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Citroën Ami Super weighs a quoted 815 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2388 mm | 94 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3970 mm | 156.3 inches | |
| Width | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 815 kg | 1797 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 39.8 litres | 8.8 [10.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 1015 cc (61.939 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 59 mm
2.91 × 2.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
68 Nm (50 ft·lb) (6.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
39.7 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
67 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 841.9 kPa (122.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 253.75 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 66.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.24 kg/kW 33.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.LA.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73106 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Citroën Ami Super added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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