The Mitsubishi Aspire VR-G is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the front wheels.
The Mitsubishi Aspire VR-G is one of the GF-EA1A model family from Mitsubishi.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 133 bhp (135 PS/99 kW) at 6000 rpm and 177 N·m (131 lb·ft/18 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mitsubishi Aspire VR-G weighs a stated 1260 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2635 mm | 103.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4620 mm | 181.9 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1260 kg | 2778 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 4G93 (GDI) | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1834 cc (111.918 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 89 mm
3.19 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
135 PS (133 bhp) (99 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
177 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
54.1 kW/litre 73.5 ps/litre 72.5 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
96.51 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1212.8 kPa (175.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 458.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 107.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.7 kg/kW 21.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.04 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 143451 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | PRGC2 | ||
| Model family | GF-EA1A | ||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mitsubishi Aspire VR-G added 2006-08-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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