The Leyland Mini 1000 is a front wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant mounted in the front, and a 2 door sedan/saloon body.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 38 bhp (38.5 PS/28.3 kW) of power at 4750 rpm, and maximum torque of 69.8 N·m (51 lb·ft/7.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 630 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2035 mm | 80.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1215 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1179 mm | 46.4 inches | |
| Length | 3054 mm | 120.2 inches | |
| Width | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 630 kg | 1389 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34.5 litres | 7.6 [9.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 998 cc (60.902 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 64.58 × 76.2 mm
2.54 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 38.5 PS (38 bhp) (28.3 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 69.8 Nm (51 ft·lb) (7.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.4 kW/litre 38.6 ps/litre 38.1 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
69.94 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU HS 4 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 878.9 kPa (127.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 60.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.23 kg/kW 37.14 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145 SR 10 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 SR 10 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 604076 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Leyland Mini 1000 added 2019-08-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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