The Minidiesel is a front wheel drive hatchback passenger car with a front positioned engine, manufactured by Innocenti.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated diesel, 1 litre, single overhead camshaft 3 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 36 bhp (36.5 PS/26.8 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 60 N·m (44 lb·ft/6.1 kgm) at 3450 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 710 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 125 km/h, which is 78 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2040 mm | 80.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 3160 mm | 124.4 inches | |
| Width | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 710 kg | 1565 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daihatsu | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 993 cc (60.597 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 73 mm
2.99 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 6 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
36.5 PS (36 bhp) (26.8 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
60 Nm (44 ft·lb) (6.1 kgm) at 3450 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
27 kW/litre 36.8 ps/litre 36.3 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60.42 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 21.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Nippon-Denso diesel pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 759.3 kPa (110.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 331 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| 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 | 125 km/h (78 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.45 kg/kW 44.18 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.130 | ||
| Turning circle | 8.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TL.LW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 135 SR 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 135 SR 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99319 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Innocenti Minidiesel added 2002-09-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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