The C3 VTi 120 is a motor car from Citroën, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 6000 rpm and 160 Nm (118 lbft/16.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1075 kg, the Citroën C3 VTi 120 manages the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 8.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 30.3 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h or 118 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 7.9/4.8/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 136.0 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 | 1075 kg | 2370 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/BMW | ||
| Engine code | EP6C | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.8 mm
3.03 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
55.1 kW/litre 74.9 ps/litre 73.8 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
100.13 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.2 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.22 kg/kW 20.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.9/4.8/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.9/4.8/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.7/20.8/16.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.8/58.9/47.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.8/49.0/39.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 136.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 249 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 245938 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Citroën C3 VTi 120 added 2011-05-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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