The Daihatsu Esse L 4WD is a 5 door hatchback style car with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The Esse L 4WD forms part of Daihatsu's CBA-L245S model series.
The 0.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 3 cylinder that produces 57 bhp (58 PS/43 kW) of power at 7200 rpm, and maximum torque of 65 N·m (48 lb·ft/6.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a stated 760 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2390 mm | 94.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Length | 3395 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.42 | ||
| Kerb weight | 760 kg | 1676 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34 litres | 7.5 [9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daihatsu | ||
| Engine code | KF-VE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 63 × 70.4 mm
2.48 × 2.77 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 (JIS net) |
58 PS (57 bhp) (43 kW) at 7200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
65 Nm (48 ft·lb) (6.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
64.6 kW/litre 87.8 ps/litre 86.6 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
98.78 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1241.4 kPa (180 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.88 kg/kW 29.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.3Li.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145/80 R 12 74S | ||
| Tyres rear | 145/80 R 12 74S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 161986 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | GHDF | ||
| Model family | CBA-L245S | ||
| RAC rating | 7.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Daihatsu Esse L 4WD added 2007-09-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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