The Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 3 valves per cylinder. It develops 153 bhp (155 PS/114 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 284 N·m (209 lb·ft/29 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1280 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 208 km/h (129 mph), stated fuel consumption is 8.0/10.1/13.6 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban 80/1268 EEC.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2435 mm | 95.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4425 mm | 174.2 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1280 kg | 2822 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 4G54B | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2555 cc (155.916 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.1 × 98 mm
3.59 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
155 PS (153 bhp) (114 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
284 Nm (209 ft·lb) (29 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.7 kW/litre 60.7 ps/litre 59.9 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
111.15 Nm/litre
1.34 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Mitsubishi fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1396.8 kPa (202.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 638.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 22.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s
@ 86 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 29.4 s
@ 175 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.22 kg/kW 18.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.0/10.1/13.6 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban 80/1268 EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.0/10.1/13.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.5/9.9/7.4 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 35.3/28.0/20.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.4/23.3/17.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 12639 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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