This vehicle has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 56 bhp (57 PS/42 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 89 N·m (66 lb·ft/9.1 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 647 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2030 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1252 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1196 mm | 47.1 inches | |
| Length | 3160 mm | 124.4 inches | |
| Width | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 647 kg | 1426 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34 litres | 7.5 [9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1275 cc (77.805 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70.64 × 81.3 mm
2.78 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ISO) |
57 PS (56 bhp) (42 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
89 Nm (66 ft·lb) (9.1 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
32.8 kW/litre 44.5 ps/litre 43.9 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
69.8 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 877.2 kPa (127.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 318.75 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 87.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.49 kg/kW 25.88 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 178 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 833998 | ||
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| RAC rating | 12.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Leyland Mini 1275E added 2025-07-31. Last modified 2025-07-31. |
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