The Isuzu 117 XE Coupé is a 2 door coupé style road car styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 162 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1110 kg.
Top stated speed is 180 km/h, or 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) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Length | 4310 mm | 169.7 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1110 kg | 2447 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 56 litres | 12.3 [14.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Isuzu | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1818 cc (110.941 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 82 mm
3.31 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
130 PS (128 bhp) (95 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
52.5 kW/litre 71.4 ps/litre 70.4 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
89.11 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1119.8 kPa (162.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 454.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 116.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.63 kg/kW 19.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 115907 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Isuzu 117 XE Coupé added 2003-11-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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