This car has a 2 door hatchback body style styled by Gordon Murray with a rear mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 51 bhp (52 PS/38 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 57 N·m (42 lb·ft/5.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed semi-automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 575 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 145 km/h, which is 90 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 86.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 3 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Gordon Murray | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1165 mm | 45.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1165 mm | 45.9 inches | |
| Length | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Width | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.35 | ||
| Kerb weight | 575 kg | 1268 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 30 litres | 6.6 [7.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 3B20 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 659 cc (40.215 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 65.4 × 65.4 mm
2.57 × 2.57 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 52 PS (51 bhp) (38 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 57 Nm (42 ft·lb) (5.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.7 kW/litre 78.5 ps/litre 77.4 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.49 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.9 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 89.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.12 kg/kW 25.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 86.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | A | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed semi-automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 216480 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Gordon Murray Design T.25 added 2010-06-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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