This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.4 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 102 bhp (103 PS/76 kW) at 6000 rpm and 127 Nm (94 lbft/13 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1100 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.5/9.1/9.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2509 mm | 98.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1352 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Length | 4318 mm | 170 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1396 cc (85.189 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 79 mm
2.95 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ISO) |
103 PS (102 bhp) (76 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
127 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
54.5 kW/litre 74.1 ps/litre 73.1 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
90.97 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1143.2 kPa (165.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.46 kg/kW 24.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/9.1/9.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/9.1/9.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/11.0/10.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/31.0/28.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/25.8/24.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 833184 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 FSO Polonez Caro 1.4 GLi 16V added 2025-05-28. Last modified 2025-05-28. |
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