The Mitsubishi Magna VR-X is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.5 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 219 bhp (222 PS/163 kW) at 5200 rpm and 317 Nm (234 lbft/32.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1536 kg.
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 | 2722 mm | 107.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4860 mm | 191.3 inches | |
| Width | 1785 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1536 kg | 3386 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 71 litres | 15.6 [18.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3497 cc (213.4 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 222 PS (219 bhp) (163 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 317 Nm (234 ft·lb) (32.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.5 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.65 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1139.1 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.83 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 144.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.41 kg/kW 15.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 7 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 325182 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mitsubishi Magna VR-X added 2013-03-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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