The Mitsubishi Minica is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Mitsubishi Minica's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.4 litre, two stroke 2 cylinder. In this application it produces 18 bhp (18.3 PS/13.4 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 30 N·m (22.1 lb·ft/3.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 505 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 89 km/h which is 55 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1110 mm | 43.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1070 mm | 42.1 inches | |
| Length | 2995 mm | 117.9 inches | |
| Width | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 505 kg | 1113 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 20 litres | 4.4 [5.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 2G10 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.4 litre 360 cc (21.969 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62 × 59.6 mm
2.44 × 2.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
18.3 PS (18 bhp) (13.4 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
30 Nm (22.1 ft·lb) (3.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
83.33 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 523.6 kPa (75.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 180 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 89 km/h (55 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 36.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 26.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 35.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 37.62 kg/kW 62.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.20-10 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.20-10 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 158587 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 4.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Mitsubishi Minica added 2007-05-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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