This automobile has a 2 door roadster type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Praga Piccolo Roadster's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.1 litre, 4 cylinder with 3 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 27.5 bhp (27.9 PS/20.5 kW) of power at 3500 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 960 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 115 km/h or 71 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2630 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4120 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Praga | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1128 cc (68.835 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 65 × 85 mm
2.56 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Valve gear |
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 27.9 PS (27.5 bhp) (20.5 kW) at 3500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 18.2 kW/litre 24.7 ps/litre 24.4 bhp/litre 0.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 282 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 | 115 km/h (71 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 29.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 21.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 28.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 46.81 kg/kW 78.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 507738 | ||
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| RAC rating | 10.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1939 Praga Piccolo Roadster added 2017-01-08. Last modified 2022-11-29. |
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