The Isuzu 117 1950 XE Coupé is a 2 door coupé style motor vehicle styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.9 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) at 6200 rpm and 167 N·m (123 lb·ft/17 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1145 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 180 km/h, which is 112 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 | Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Length | 4320 mm | 170.1 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1145 kg | 2524 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Isuzu | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1949 cc (118.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82 mm
3.43 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
51.7 kW/litre 70.2 ps/litre 69.3 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
85.68 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1076.7 kPa (156.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487.25 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.37 kg/kW 19 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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| 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 | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.TorquA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 36487 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Isuzu 117 1950 XE Coupé added 1996-11-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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