The Contessa Sprint is a rear wheel drive Michelotti designed coupé car with a rear mounted engine, produced by Hino.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 44 bhp (44.6 PS/32.8 kW) of power at 5500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 700 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 145 km/h or 90 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 | Michelotti | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2150 mm | 84.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1210 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Length | 3830 mm | 150.8 inches | |
| Width | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Height | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 700 kg | 1543 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 32 litres | 7 [8.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 893 cc (54.494 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 60 × 79 mm
2.36 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
44.6 PS (44 bhp) (32.8 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
36.7 kW/litre 50 ps/litre 49.3 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber DCO carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 223.25 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 | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.33 kg/kW 35.64 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 | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 250 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 307967 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Hino Contessa Sprint added 2013-02-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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