The Super Minx is a motor car from Hillman, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 62 bhp (63 PS/46 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 114 N·m (84 lb·ft/11.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual set of gears.
The Hillman Super Minx weighs a claimed 1068 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2565 mm | 101 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Length | 4191 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1068 kg | 2355 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hillman | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1592 cc (97.15 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.5 × 76.2 mm
3.21 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
63 PS (62 bhp) (46 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
114 Nm (84 ft·lb) (11.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
29 kW/litre 39.5 ps/litre 38.9 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
71.61 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 899.9 kPa (130.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 58.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 43.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 58.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.1 kg/kW 38.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59906 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Hillman Super Minx added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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