Samsung SM3 is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 98 bhp (99 PS/73 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via an automatic transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1185 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2535 mm | 99.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4510 mm | 177.6 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1185 kg | 2612 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1497 cc (91.353 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
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| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 99 PS (98 bhp) (73 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.8 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.18 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1133.2 kPa (164.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.22 kg/kW 27.09 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 149512 | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Samsung SM3 Automatic added 2006-11-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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