Reliant Kitten Estate is an automobile that has an estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 0.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 40 bhp (40.6 PS/29.8 kW) at 5500 rpm and 63 N·m (46 lb·ft/6.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 538 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater estate/station wagon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2146 mm | 84.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Length | 3348 mm | 131.8 inches | |
| Width | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 538 kg | 1186 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 27.3 litres | 6 [7.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.8 litre 848 cc (51.748 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 62.5 × 69.1 mm
2.46 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
40.6 PS (40 bhp) (29.8 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
63 Nm (46 ft·lb) (6.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.2 kW/litre 47.8 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.29 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 933.6 kPa (135.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 212 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.04 kg/kW 30.13 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| 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 | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 46255 | ||
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| RAC rating | 9.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Reliant Kitten Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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