This automobile has a saloon (sedan) type body styled by Flaminio Bertoni with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 5250 rpm and 195 N·m (144 lb·ft/19.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1337 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | |||
| Designer | Flaminio Bertoni | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4902 mm | 193 inches | |
| Width | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1337 kg | 2948 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 195 Nm (144 ft·lb) (19.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.3 kW/litre 56.2 ps/litre 55.4 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.08 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1044.1 kPa (151.4 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.79 kg/kW 23.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.HPS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.HPS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.37 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28875 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Citroën DS 23 EFI added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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