The Mitsubishi Debonair is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.5 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) at 6000 rpm and 324 Nm (239 lbft/33 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a claimed 1770 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 | 2745 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 4975 mm | 195.9 inches | |
| Width | 1815 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1770 kg | 3902 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3496 cc (213.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 85.8 mm
3.66 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
324 Nm (239 ft·lb) (33 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
55.5 kW/litre 75.4 ps/litre 74.4 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
92.68 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164.6 kPa (168.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.67 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 148.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 146.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.13 kg/kW 15.25 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 8041 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Mitsubishi Debonair added 1999-08-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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