The 500 Sports is a motor car from Maico, with rear wheel drive, a rear mounted engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Maico 500 Sports's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.5 litre, two stroke 2 cylinder. It produces 20 bhp (20.3 PS/14.9 kW) of power at 4500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 566 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2070 mm | 81.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1199 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1156 mm | 45.5 inches | |
| Length | 3749 mm | 147.6 inches | |
| Width | 1519 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Height | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 566 kg | 1248 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Heinkel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 452 cc (27.583 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66 × 66 mm
2.6 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS) | ||
| maximum power output | 20.3 PS (20 bhp) (14.9 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 33 kW/litre 44.9 ps/litre 44.2 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Bing carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 226 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 35.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 26.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 35.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 37.95 kg/kW 63.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | SwAxle.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 8580 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 5.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Maico 500 Sports added 1997-06-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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