The Fiat Palio ELX 1.6 is a 5 door hatchback style road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 92 bhp (93 PS/69 kW) at 5750 rpm and 127 Nm (94 lbft/13 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 975 kg.
Top claimed speed is 179 km/h, which equates to 111 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 | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1388 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1378 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 3735 mm | 147 inches | |
| Width | 1614 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 975 kg | 2150 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1581 cc (96.479 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.4 × 67.46 mm
3.4 × 2.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 93 PS (92 bhp) (69 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 127 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.4 kW/litre 59 ps/litre 58.2 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.33 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Magneti-Marelli MPI 1 G7 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1009.4 kPa (146.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 395.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 179 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.21 kg/kW 23.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 75658 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Fiat Palio ELX 1.6 added 2001-02-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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