This car has a saloon (sedan) body style styled by Robert Opron with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 58 bhp (59 PS/43 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 87 N·m (64 lb·ft/8.9 kgm) at 3250 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 874 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 153 km/h or 95 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | |||
| Designer | Robert Opron | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1353 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Length | 3815 mm | 150.2 inches | |
| Width | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 874 kg | 1927 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | G12 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1222 cc (74.571 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 65.6 mm
3.03 × 2.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
59 PS (58 bhp) (43 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
87 Nm (64 ft·lb) (8.9 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.5 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
71.19 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 28 CIC 2 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 894.7 kPa (129.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 305.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 14.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 153 km/h (95 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 66.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.21 kg/kW 33.75 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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.HPS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.HPS.TA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin ZX 145 SR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin ZX 145 SR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73150 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Citroën GS Pallas added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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