This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse RS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 176 N·m (130 lb·ft/17.9 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1235 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2510 mm | 98.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4374 mm | 172.2 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1265 mm | 49.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1235 kg | 2723 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1996 cc (121.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 83 mm
3.44 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
88.18 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1108.1 kPa (160.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 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 114.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.83 kg/kW 19.76 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 | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 11979 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS added 1996-05-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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