The Chiffon RS is a front wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle road car with a front mounted engine, from Subaru.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 0.7 litre, double overhead camshaft 3 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 63 bhp (64 PS/47 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 100 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a continuously variable transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 920 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Length | 3395 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1755 mm | 69.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.38 | ||
| Kerb weight | 920 kg | 2028 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 30 litres | 6.6 [7.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | KF | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 63 × 70.4 mm
2.48 × 2.77 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
64 PS (63 bhp) (47 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
71.4 kW/litre 97.1 ps/litre 95.7 bhp/litre 1.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
151.98 Nm/litre
1.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1909.8 kPa (277 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 69.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.58 kg/kW 32.71 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165/55 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/55 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 808214 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 5BA-LA650F | ||
| RAC rating | 7.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Subaru Chiffon RS added 2024-07-15. Last modified 2024-07-15. |
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