The Citroën Visa Super E is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine located in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.1 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 57 bhp (58 PS/43 kW) of power at 6250 rpm, and maximum torque of 80 N·m (59 lb·ft/8.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 800 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 144 km/h or 89 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) | 1227 mm | 48.3 inches | |
| Length | 3691 mm | 145.3 inches | |
| Width | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 800 kg | 1764 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% 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 | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1124 cc (68.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 69 mm
2.83 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
58 PS (57 bhp) (43 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
80 Nm (59 ft·lb) (8.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.8 kW/litre 51.4 ps/litre 50.7 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
71.17 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 894.4 kPa (129.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 281 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 | 19.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 144 km/h (89 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.82 kg/kW 31.44 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.90 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 | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72644 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Citroën Visa Super E added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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