The Minica is a motor vehicle from Mitsubishi, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door sedan/saloon body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.4 litre, two stroke 2 cylinder. In this application it produces 21 bhp (21.3 PS/15.7 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 31 N·m (22.9 lb·ft/3.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 490 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 95 km/h, which is 59 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 | 490 kg | 1080 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 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 (Net) |
21.3 PS (21 bhp) (15.7 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
31 Nm (22.9 ft·lb) (3.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
43.6 kW/litre 59.3 ps/litre 58.5 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
86.35 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 542.6 kPa (78.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 95 km/h (59 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 43.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 31.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 42.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 31.29 kg/kW 52.27 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 7.20 m | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 556 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7810 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 4.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Mitsubishi Minica added 2000-01-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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