The Plymouth Neon Sport is a 2 door coupé style car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 6800 rpm, and maximum torque of 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 5600 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1127 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h, which is 118 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2642 mm | 104 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Length | 4364 mm | 171.8 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1127 kg | 2485 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42.4 litres | 9.3 [11.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1996 cc (121.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 83 mm
3.44 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 5600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
56 kW/litre 76.2 ps/litre 75.2 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
89.18 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1120.6 kPa (162.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 134.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 99.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.08 kg/kW 16.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2394 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31383 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Plymouth Neon Sport added 1996-03-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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