The Minerva 12 cv M 4 is a rear wheel drive road car, with the powerplant positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, sleeve valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 49 bhp (49.7 PS/36.5 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
A 3 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1230 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4261 mm | 167.8 inches | |
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| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 185 mm | 7.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1230 kg | 2712 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Minerva | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1979 cc (120.766 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 112 mm
2.95 × 4.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Valve gear | sleeve valve (Sl)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 49.7 PS (49 bhp) (36.5 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 18.5 kW/litre 25.1 ps/litre 24.8 bhp/litre 0.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith Type 36 H carburettor | ||
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| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.75 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 40.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 29.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 39.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 33.66 kg/kW 56.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 360679 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1933 Minerva 12 cv M 4 added 2013-12-31. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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