This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5500 rpm and 160 Nm (118 lbft/16.3 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1125 kg.
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 | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Length | 4517 mm | 177.8 inches | |
| Width | 1696 mm | 66.8 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1125 kg | 2480 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.00 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | K1.8 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 89.3 mm
3.15 × 3.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.7 kW/litre 64.9 ps/litre 64 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.09 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MEMS3 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1119.5 kPa (162.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 103.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.12 kg/kW 21.91 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 | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 TR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 TR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 93016 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Rover 45 1.8 16v added 2002-02-02. Last modified 2018-08-29. |
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