The Toyota Corsa Cynthia is a front wheel drive automobile, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
It forms part of Toyota's EL53 model series.
The 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 132 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Toyota Corsa Cynthia weighs a claimed 960 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2380 mm | 93.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Length | 3915 mm | 154.1 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 5E-FE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1496 cc (91.292 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 87 mm
2.91 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
46.4 kW/litre 63 ps/litre 62.2 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
88.24 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1108.8 kPa (160.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 98.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.84 kg/kW 23.12 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 13 82S | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 13 82S | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.96 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 184690 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-EL53-BGPSK | ||
| Model family | EL53 | ||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Toyota Corsa Cynthia Automatic added 2008-08-07. Last modified 2013-03-11. |
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