This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that develops 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 121 N·m (89 lb·ft/12.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The FSO 125 P 1500 weighs a claimed 960 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 150 km/h, or 93 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2505 mm | 98.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1298 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1275 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Length | 4233 mm | 166.7 inches | |
| Width | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1481 cc (90.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 79.5 mm
3.03 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
121 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
81.7 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We 34 DCHD 1 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1026.7 kPa (148.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 370.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.09 kg/kW 26.88 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60 S x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60 S x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1760 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 109725 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 FSO 125 P 1500 added 2003-05-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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