The Citroën DS 21 Cabriolet is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies its power through the front wheels.
Powering the Citroën DS 21 Cabriolet is a single overhead camshaft, 2.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 5500 rpm and 164 N·m (121 lb·ft/16.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1315 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3125 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4840 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1315 kg | 2899 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2175 cc (132.727 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 85.5 mm
3.54 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
164 Nm (121 ft·lb) (16.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.9 kW/litre 46.1 ps/litre 45.5 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.4 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 34 PBIC 90 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 947.5 kPa (137.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.75 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 76.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.81 kg/kW 29.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin XAS 180-380 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin XAS 155-380 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 749859 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Citroën DS 21 Cabriolet (1968) added 2022-07-01. Last modified 2022-07-01. |
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