This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 0.7 litre naturally aspirated 2 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 35 bhp (35.5 PS/26.1 kW) at 5250 rpm and 51 N·m (38 lb·ft/5.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 735 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 124 km/h, which is 77 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2431 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Length | 3691 mm | 145.3 inches | |
| Width | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 131 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 735 kg | 1620 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 652 cc (39.787 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 70 mm
3.03 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
35.5 PS (35 bhp) (26.1 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
51 Nm (38 ft·lb) (5.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40 kW/litre 54.4 ps/litre 53.7 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.22 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 983 kPa (142.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 326 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 | 21.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 124 km/h (77 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 48.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 35.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 47.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 28.16 kg/kW 47.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73194 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 7.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Citroën Visa Club added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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