The Daihatsu Charade is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 72 N·m (53 lb·ft/7.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 660 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 137 km/h, which is 85 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 | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Length | 3486 mm | 137.2 inches | |
| Width | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 660 kg | 1455 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34.1 litres | 7.5 [9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daihatsu | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 993 cc (60.597 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 73 mm
2.99 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 6 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
72 Nm (53 ft·lb) (7.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.5 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
72.51 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ai carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 911.2 kPa (132.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 331 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 137 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.7 kg/kW 29.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.4TrLi.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 | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.28 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30327 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Daihatsu Charade added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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