The Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupé GS is a front wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.4 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 162 bhp (164 PS/121 kW) at 6000 rpm and 220 Nm (162 lbft/22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1485 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2576 mm | 101.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4564 mm | 179.7 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 148 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1485 kg | 3274 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 67 litres | 14.7 [17.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 4G69 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2378 cc (145.114 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 100 mm
3.43 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 164 PS (162 bhp) (121 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.8 kW/litre 69.1 ps/litre 68.1 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.51 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1162.6 kPa (168.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 594.5 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 110.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.29 kg/kW 20.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23/30 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/7.8 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/12.8 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/36.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/30.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 2.640 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 294 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2463 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 132484 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupé GS (2006) added 2005-08-25. Last modified 2013-03-25. |
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