The Missile is a motor car from René-Bonnet, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The René-Bonnet Missile's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.8 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 5200 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 4 speed manual 'box.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 590 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 158 km/h, which is 98 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Length | 4100 mm | 161.4 inches | |
| Width | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Height | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 590 kg | 1301 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 27 litres | 5.9 [7.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | Dauphine 1093 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.8 litre 845 cc (51.565 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 58 × 80 mm
2.28 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
48.5 kW/litre 66 ps/litre 65.1 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith 32 NDIX carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 211.25 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 | 158 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.39 kg/kW 24.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front 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 | 145 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6699 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 René-Bonnet Missile added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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