This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a rear mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 38 bhp (38.5 PS/28.3 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 71 N·m (52 lb·ft/7.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 714 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 130 km/h, which equates to 81 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2080 mm | 81.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3590 mm | 141.3 inches | |
| Width | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 714 kg | 1574 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 28 litres | 6.2 [7.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hillman | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 875 cc (53.396 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 60.4 mm
2.68 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
38.5 PS (38 bhp) (28.3 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
71 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.4 kW/litre 44 ps/litre 43.4 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.14 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 30 PIH carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1019.7 kPa (147.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 218.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 26.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 53.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 53.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.2 kg/kW 42.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | rear | ||
| 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 | 5.50-12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50-12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 593054 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Hillman Imp Californian added 2019-02-23. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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