This automobile has a 5 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Robert Opron with a front located engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
The 2 (rotary equivalent) litre engine is a naturally aspirated, Wankel rotary 2 rotary chamber unit that develops 106 bhp (107 PS/79 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 137 N·m (101 lb·ft/14 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed semi-automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1140 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 175 km/h (109 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Robert Opron | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2562 mm | 100.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1341 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Length | 4121 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1140 kg | 2513 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | RC 2 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1990 cc (121.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
107 PS (106 bhp) (79 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
137 Nm (101 ft·lb) (14 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.3 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.84 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 995 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 34.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.42 kg/kW 24.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.HS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.HS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed semi-automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47663 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Citroën GS Birotor added 1998-01-06. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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