The Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 1200 is a rear wheel drive car, with the powerplant mounted in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) at 5200 rpm and 84 N·m (62 lb·ft/8.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
The Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 1200 weighs a stated 860 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 | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2339 mm | 92.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1255 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Length | 3995 mm | 157.3 inches | |
| Width | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 860 kg | 1896 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1238 cc (75.547 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 74 mm
2.87 × 2.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 84 Nm (62 ft·lb) (8.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 33.1 kW/litre 45 ps/litre 44.4 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.85 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mi-So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 852.6 kPa (123.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 309.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 64.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 47.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 63.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.97 kg/kW 35.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58267 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 1200 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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