This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 1030 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 163 km/h (101 mph), official fuel consumption is 8.0/5.0/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 140.0 g/km.
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 | 2466 mm | 97.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1467 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 3941 mm | 155.2 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1030 kg | 2271 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | TU3A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1360 cc (82.992 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 77 mm
2.95 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
86.76 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1090.3 kPa (158.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 340 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 35.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 163 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.67 kg/kW 31.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.0/5.0/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.0/5.0/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.5/20.0/16.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.3/56.5/46.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.4/47.0/38.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 140.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 245729 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Citroën C3 1.4i added 2011-05-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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