Mitsubishi Minica is an automobile that has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.7 litre, single overhead camshaft 3 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 39 bhp (39.5 PS/29.1 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 51 N·m (38 lb·ft/5.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Mitsubishi Minica weighs a claimed 580 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2260 mm | 89 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1215 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1215 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Length | 3295 mm | 129.7 inches | |
| Width | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 580 kg | 1279 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 32 litres | 7 [8.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 3G83 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 657 cc (40.093 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 65 × 66 mm
2.56 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 6 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
39.5 PS (39 bhp) (29.1 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
51 Nm (38 ft·lb) (5.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
44.3 kW/litre 60.2 ps/litre 59.4 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
77.63 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 975.5 kPa (141.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219 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 68.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.94 kg/kW 33.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 135 SR 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 135 SR 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 603229 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 7.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Mitsubishi Minica (1992) added 2019-08-24. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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