The Rover Mini Kensington is a saloon (sedan) with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the front wheels.
Its 1.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that produces 52 bhp (53 PS/39 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 92 N·m (68 lb·ft/9.4 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 700 kg.
Top quoted speed is 143 km/h (89 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2035 mm | 80.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1256 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1210 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Length | 3054 mm | 120.2 inches | |
| Width | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 700 kg | 1543 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34.6 litres | 7.6 [9.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Austin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1273 cc (77.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70.6 × 81.3 mm
2.78 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 53 PS (52 bhp) (39 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 92 Nm (68 ft·lb) (9.4 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.5 kW/litre 41.4 ps/litre 40.8 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.27 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 908.2 kPa (131.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 318.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 143 km/h (89 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.05 kg/kW 30.15 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 12 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 12 | ||
| Tyres front | 145/70 R 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145/70 R 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 635800 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Rover Mini Kensington added 2020-02-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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