This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1039 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 162 km/h, or 101 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 9.7/5.5/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 170.0 g/km.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 3850 mm | 151.6 inches | |
| Width | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1039 kg | 2291 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 47 litres | 10.3 [12.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.15 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | TU3JP | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1360 cc (82.992 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 77 mm
2.95 × 3.03 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (EEC) |
73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) at 5400 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (EEC) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
||
| Specific output (EEC) |
39.5 kW/litre 53.7 ps/litre 52.9 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (EEC) |
86.76 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| 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 | 17.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 38.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 162 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.35 kg/kW 32.32 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.7/5.5/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.7/5.5/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.3/18.2/14.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.1/51.4/39.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.2/42.8/33.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 170.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| 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 | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TransBeam. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95766 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
2001 Citroën C3 1.4i Automatic added 2002-06-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||
