The Citroën DS3 Racing is a hatchback with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 275 N·m (203 lb·ft/28 kgm) at 2000-45000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1240 kg at the kerb.
The Citroën DS3 Racing is said to be able to manage a top speed of 235 km/h which is 146 mph, official fuel consumption is 8.7/4.9/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2464 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 3962 mm | 156 inches | |
| Width | 1717 mm | 67.6 inches | |
| Height | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | EP6DTS | ||
| 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 | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) at 2000-45000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 93.3 kW/litre 126.9 ps/litre 125.2 bhp/litre 2.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
172.09 Nm/litre
2.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2162.5 kPa (313.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.31 kg/kW 13.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.7/4.9/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.7/4.9/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.5/20.4/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.5/57.6/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.0/48.0/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| 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 | 215/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 323 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 249 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 247984 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Citroën DS3 Racing added 2011-06-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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