The Mitsubishi Minica is a 5 door hatchback style car with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
Its 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 5 valves per cylinder and a volume of 0.7 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 51 bhp (52 PS/38 kW) at 7500 rpm and 56 Nm (41 lbft/5.7 kgm) at 5700 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 5 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 15 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
52 PS (51 bhp) (38 kW) at 7500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
56 Nm (41 ft·lb) (5.7 kgm) at 5700 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
57.9 kW/litre 78.7 ps/litre 77.6 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
85.24 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1071.1 kPa (155.4 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 | 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 | 145/70 SR 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145/70 SR 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 603163 | ||
| 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 Automatic (1992) added 2019-08-24. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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