The Minica 72 is a rear wheel drive saloon motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, from Mitsubishi.
Power is supplied by a two stroke, 0.4 litre naturally aspirated 2 cylinder engine that produces power and torque figures of 30 bhp (30.4 PS/22.4 kW) at 6000 rpm and 36 N·m (26.6 lb·ft/3.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 455 kg.
The Mitsubishi Minica 72 is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 110 km/h which is 68 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1120 mm | 44.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1080 mm | 42.5 inches | |
| Length | 2995 mm | 117.9 inches | |
| Width | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Height | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 455 kg | 1003 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| 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 359 cc (21.908 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 (DIN) |
30.4 PS (30 bhp) (22.4 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
36 Nm (26.6 ft·lb) (3.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
62.3 kW/litre 84.7 ps/litre 83.6 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
100.28 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 630.1 kPa (91.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 179.5 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 | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.34 kg/kW 33.97 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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.MS.CS.ARB.LW. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58432 | ||
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| RAC rating | 4.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Mitsubishi Minica 72 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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