The Premier Padmini De Luxe is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon body.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 46 bhp (46.6 PS/34.3 kW) at 4800 rpm and 65 N·m (48 lb·ft/6.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Premier Padmini De Luxe weighs a claimed 895 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 120 km/h, or 75 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2340 mm | 92.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1230 mm | 48.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1210 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Length | 3940 mm | 155.1 inches | |
| Width | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Height | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 895 kg | 1973 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1089 cc (66.455 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 75 mm
2.68 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
46.6 PS (46 bhp) (34.3 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
65 Nm (48 ft·lb) (6.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
31.5 kW/litre 42.8 ps/litre 42.2 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
59.69 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 32 BIC IBX carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 750.1 kPa (108.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 272.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 20.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 26.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.09 kg/kW 43.58 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.20 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.20 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 992 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97394 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Premier Padmini De Luxe added 2002-07-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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