Lancia Prisma 1600 is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Italdesign with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 104 bhp (105 PS/78 kW) at 5800 rpm and 135 Nm (100 lbft/13.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 970 kg, the Lancia Prisma 1600 manages to cover the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 10.2 seconds and the standing kilometre in 32.2 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 178 km/h or 111 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Italdesign | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4180 mm | 164.6 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 970 kg | 2138 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lancia | ||
| Engine code | 831 A4.000 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1585 cc (96.723 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 71.5 mm
3.31 × 2.81 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
105 PS (104 bhp) (78 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.9 kW/litre 66.5 ps/litre 65.6 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.17 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 32 DAT 13/250 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1070.3 kPa (155.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 178 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.51 kg/kW 20.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.TLi.LoRR.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/65 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/65 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 227 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.59 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 42075 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Lancia Prisma 1600 added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-04-07. |
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