The Mitsubishi Debonair is a 4 door saloon-bodied car with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 231 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mitsubishi Debonair weighs a stated 1470 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h (121 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 | 2735 mm | 107.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 4865 mm | 191.5 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1470 kg | 3241 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 6G72 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2972 cc (181.363 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.1 × 76 mm
3.59 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
231 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
37.1 kW/litre 50.5 ps/litre 49.8 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
77.73 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.7 kPa (141.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.32 kg/kW 22.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 198693 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Mitsubishi Debonair added 2009-07-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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