The Mitsubishi Colt Galant 16 L GL is a 4 door sedan/saloon style road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 6300 rpm and 136 Nm (100 lbft/13.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 885 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 165 km/h which is 103 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Length | 4060 mm | 159.8 inches | |
| Width | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Height | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 885 kg | 1951 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1597 cc (97.455 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.9 × 86 mm
3.03 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
136 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.2 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.16 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mikuni-Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1070.1 kPa (155.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.25 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 | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 113.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.99 kg/kW 20.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.15 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.15 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 281534 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Mitsubishi Colt Galant 16 L GL added 2012-07-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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