The 450 Sports is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet passenger car with a rear located engine, from Subaru.
Powering the Subaru 450 Sports is a two stroke, 0.4 litre naturally aspirated 2 cylinder motor that produces power and torque figures of 22.5 bhp (22.8 PS/16.8 kW) at 5000 rpm and 37 N·m (27.3 lb·ft/3.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 415 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 120 km/h or 75 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1140 mm | 44.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1080 mm | 42.5 inches | |
| Length | 3400 mm | 133.9 inches | |
| Width | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Height | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 185 mm | 7.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 415 kg | 915 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 20 litres | 4.4 [5.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.4 litre 423 cc (25.813 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 67 × 60 mm
2.64 × 2.36 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 22.8 PS (22.5 bhp) (16.8 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 37 Nm (27.3 ft·lb) (3.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.7 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.47 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 549.6 kPa (79.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 211.5 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 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 54.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 40.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.73 kg/kW 41.32 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 | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| 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 | 4.80-10 | ||
| Tyres rear | 4.80-10 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 273009 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 5.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Subaru 450 Sports added 2012-05-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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