The 1500 M 1.8 Rural is a motor car from Dodge, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 91 bhp (92 PS/68 kW) at 4900 rpm and 157 Nm (116 lbft/16 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The Dodge 1500 M 1.8 Rural weighs a claimed 1320 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2490 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Length | 4200 mm | 165.4 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1320 kg | 2910 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 45.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.1 × 77.2 mm
3.39 × 3.04 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
92 PS (91 bhp) (68 kW) at 4900 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
157 Nm (116 ft·lb) (16 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
37.7 kW/litre 51.3 ps/litre 50.6 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
87.32 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley A-RX-7035A carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1097.3 kPa (159.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.45 kg/kW 32.49 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.660 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.0 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 155474 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Dodge 1500 M 1.8 Rural added 2007-03-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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