The Subaru Rex Combi Super Charger is a 3 door hatchback-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The 2 cylinder, single overhead camshaft supercharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 0.5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) at 6400 rpm and 73 Nm (54 lbft/7.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 600 kg.
Top stated speed is 140 km/h, which equates to 87 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2295 mm | 90.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1225 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1225 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Length | 3195 mm | 125.8 inches | |
| Width | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 600 kg | 1323 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 32 litres | 7 [8.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | EK23 Super Charger | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 544 cc (33.197 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 60 mm
2.99 × 2.36 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 6 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
73 Nm (54 ft·lb) (7.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
74 kW/litre 100.6 ps/litre 99.3 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
134.19 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Hitachi carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1686.3 kPa (244.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 272 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 | 140 km/h (87 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.9 kg/kW 24.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155/70 SR 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/70 SR 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 162481 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 7.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Subaru Rex Combi Super Charger added 2007-10-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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