The Citroën Saxo 1.0i is a front wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) at 6000 rpm and 73.5 Nm (54 lbft/7.5 kgm) at 3700 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Citroën Saxo 1.0i weighs a stated 805 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 149 km/h (93 mph).
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 | 2385 mm | 93.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1381 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1301 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 3718 mm | 146.4 inches | |
| Width | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 805 kg | 1775 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63.13% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.82 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.58 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 954 cc (58.217 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 62 mm
2.76 × 2.44 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) |
51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
73.5 Nm (54 ft·lb) (7.5 kgm) at 3700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.1 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.04 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 968.2 kPa (140.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 238.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 19.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 39.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 149 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 62.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.59 kg/kW 36.06 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 | 4.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78166 | ||
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| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Citroën Saxo 1.0i added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2018-12-12. |
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