The Saxo 1.6i VTS is a motor vehicle from Citroën, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) at 5600 rpm and 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 920 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 187 km/h, or 116 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) | 1401 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3737 mm | 147.1 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 920 kg | 2028 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 64.67% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.82 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1587 cc (96.845 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.5 × 82 mm
3.09 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.9 kW/litre 55.6 ps/litre 54.8 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.07 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1069 kPa (155 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.18 kg/kW 23.69 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.980 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78056 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Citroën Saxo 1.6i VTS added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2018-12-12. |
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