The CX 2400 Pallas Injection C is a road car from Citroën, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Robert Opron-designed 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that produces 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 197 N·m (145 lb·ft/20.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1375 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 180 km/h or 112 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Robert Opron | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4661 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1375 kg | 3031 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 68.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | M 23/622 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2347 cc (143.223 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.5 × 85.5 mm
3.68 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
130 PS (128 bhp) (95 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
197 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.7 kW/litre 55.3 ps/litre 54.5 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.94 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1054.8 kPa (153 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 586.75 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 | 18.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.41 kg/kW 24.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.HPS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.HPS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30393 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Citroën CX 2400 Pallas Injection C Matic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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