The Mitsubishi Colt 1500 is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.5 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 69 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) at 5000 rpm and 113 Nm (83 lbft/11.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 920 kg.
The Mitsubishi Colt 1500 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph).
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 | 2350 mm | 92.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1225 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3975 mm | 156.5 inches | |
| Width | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 920 kg | 2028 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | KE45 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 66 mm
3.35 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 70 PS (69 bhp) (51 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 113 Nm (83 ft·lb) (11.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.3 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
75.43 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 947.9 kPa (137.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 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 | 140 km/h (87 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.88 kg/kW 29.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 5.60-13-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-13-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 721787 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Mitsubishi Colt 1500 added 2021-03-14. Last modified 2021-03-14. |
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