This car has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 0.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 64 bhp (65 PS/48 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 108 N·m (80 lb·ft/11 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 680 kg.
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 | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1305 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Length | 3395 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | 680 kg | 1499 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 | Suzuki | ||
| Engine code | K6A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 60.4 mm
2.68 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
65 PS (64 bhp) (48 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
108 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
72.5 kW/litre 98.6 ps/litre 97.3 bhp/litre 1.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
164.13 Nm/litre
1.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2062.6 kPa (299.1 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 95.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.25 kg/kW 23.8 lb/bhp |
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78485 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Suzuki Alto Works RS/Z (1998) added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2019-11-07. |
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