The Mitsubishi Minica Ami 55 Hi De Luxe is a 2 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 0.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 2 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 31 bhp (31.4 PS/23.1 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 40 N·m (29.5 lb·ft/4.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 565 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1190 mm | 46.9 inches | |
| Length | 3160 mm | 124.4 inches | |
| Width | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 565 kg | 1246 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 30 litres | 6.6 [7.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 546 cc (33.319 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 71 mm
2.76 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
31.4 PS (31 bhp) (23.1 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
40 Nm (29.5 ft·lb) (4.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
42.3 kW/litre 57.6 ps/litre 56.8 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
73.26 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mi carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 920.6 kPa (133.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 273 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 | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.44 kg/kW 40.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.2LongTrailRA.TLB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58751 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 6.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mitsubishi Minica Ami 55 Hi De Luxe added 1996-05-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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