Skoda 420 Roadster is a car that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 27 bhp (27.4 PS/20.1 kW) of power.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 760 kg at the kerb.
The Skoda 420 Roadster is claimed to attain a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2440 mm | 96.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1050 mm | 41.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1140 mm | 44.9 inches | |
| Length | 4000 mm | 157.5 inches | |
| Width | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 760 kg | 1676 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Skoda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 995 cc (60.719 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 65 × 75 mm
2.56 × 2.95 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 | 27.4 PS (27 bhp) (20.1 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.2 kW/litre 27.5 ps/litre 27.1 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 248.75 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 | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 36.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 26.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 35.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 37.75 kg/kW 63.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | rear 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 | 5.00 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.00 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 127512 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Skoda 420 Roadster added 2005-05-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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