The Daihatsu Charade SL is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 58 bhp (59 PS/43 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 91 N·m (67 lb·ft/9.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 745 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 150 km/h, or 93 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 7.3/5.1/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 140.0 g/km.
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 | 2375 mm | 93.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 3410 mm | 134.3 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | 745 kg | 1642 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daihatsu | ||
| Engine code | EJ-VE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 989 cc (60.352 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 81 mm
2.83 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 59 PS (58 bhp) (43 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 91 Nm (67 ft·lb) (9.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.7 kW/litre 59.5 ps/litre 58.6 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.01 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1156.3 kPa (167.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 329.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.23 kg/kW 28.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/5.1/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/5.1/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/19.6/16.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/55.4/47.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/46.1/39.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 140.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TB.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/65 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/65 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 111056 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Daihatsu Charade SL Automatic added 2003-05-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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