This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a rear positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 3 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 0.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 61 bhp (62 PS/45 kW) at 5250 rpm and 95 Nm (70 lbft/9.7 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 790 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 160 km/h (99 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.2/4.1/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 116.0 g/km.
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 | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1357 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Length | 3427 mm | 134.9 inches | |
| Width | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Height | 1207 mm | 47.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.45 | ||
| Kerb weight | 790 kg | 1742 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 35 litres | 7.7 [9.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 698 cc (42.595 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66.5 × 67 mm
2.62 × 2.64 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 6 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 62 PS (61 bhp) (45 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.2 kW/litre 88.6 ps/litre 87.4 bhp/litre 1.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
136.1 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1710.3 kPa (248.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 232.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.37 kg/kW 29.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.2/4.1/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.2/4.1/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.1/24.4/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 45.6/68.9/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 37.9/57.4/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 116.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.W.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/55 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/55 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 224686 | ||
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| RAC rating | 8.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 MCC smart roadster added 2010-12-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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