This automobile has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style with a rear mounted engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The 2 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 0.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 18 bhp (18.3 PS/13.4 kW) at 4600 rpm and 30 Nm (22.1 lbft/3.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 530 kg.
Top claimed speed is 101 km/h (63 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1121 mm | 44.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1135 mm | 44.7 inches | |
| Length | 3025 mm | 119.1 inches | |
| Width | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Height | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 530 kg | 1168 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 22 litres | 4.8 [5.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 500 cc (30.512 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 67.4 × 70 mm
2.65 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
18.3 PS (18 bhp) (13.4 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
30 Nm (22.1 ft·lb) (3.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
26.8 kW/litre 36.5 ps/litre 36 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We 26 IMB4 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 754 kPa (109.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 2 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 250 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 | 101 km/h (63 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 34.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 25.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 33.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 39.49 kg/kW 65.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 3.5 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3.5 | ||
| Tyres front | 125 x 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 125 x 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 432 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38313 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 5.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Fiat 500L Berlina added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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