The Citroën G Special is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 56 bhp (57 PS/42 kW) at 5750 rpm and 80 N·m (59 lb·ft/8.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 925 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 149 km/h (93 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Length | 4120 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 154 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 925 kg | 2039 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.2 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1129 cc (68.896 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 65.6 mm
2.91 × 2.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
57 PS (56 bhp) (42 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
80 Nm (59 ft·lb) (8.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.86 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 890.4 kPa (129.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 282.25 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 | 20.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 149 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.15 kg/kW 37 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 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 | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72226 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Citroën G Special added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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