| The
Cabrio is based mainly on the city-coupe tridion safety cell, but altered
so that it is still as safe as the city-coupe maybe safer. The alterations
to the tridion safety cell have increased the strength of the A and B Pillar
also the added roll bar makes the car extremely safe if it were to roll.
The nice feature of the Cabrio is the 3 stage roof and the removable roof
rails this means there are many different variations in which you can have
the roof up or down. |
| Stage 1) Roof
fully up |
| Stage 2) The
top part of the roof rolled back to the roll bar |
| Stage 3) The
whole roof totally down but still with roof rails fitted |
| Stage 4) The
whole roof totally down but with the roof rails removed |
| This gives the
car much more flexibility so the car can be used with the roof down more
often and also means that the car can feel like a proper convertible car
or with the roof rails the car feels extra safe but this can also mean that
with the roof up it creates an extremely good seal and a very water tight
roof. |
| The
Cabrio uses specially designed rear lights for the model which means the
car looks distinctively different from the city-coupe, but with the changes
to the tridion this also means that the lights are a different shape to
those used on the city-coupe and also the clear sections of the light fit
flush to the tridion rather than a tridion coloured light frame fitting
to the tridion this also means that the lights are not segmented like the
city-coupe lights and add to the flow of the whole appearance. |
Engine
|
Type
|
Gasoline
|
Diesel
|
No.
of cylinders/
configuration
|
Three
in-line
|
Three
in-line
|
Valves
|
Two
per cylinder
|
Two
per cylinder
|
Displacement
(cm³)
|
599-698
(as of 2003 model year)
|
799
|
Bore
x stroke (mm)
|
63.5
x 63 and 66.5 x 67
|
65.5
x 79.0
|
Rated
output (kW/hp)
|
From
33/44 at 5,250/min To 45/61 at 5,250/min
|
30/41
at 4,200/min
|
Max.
torque (Nm)
|
From
70 at 3,000 rpm To 95 at 2,000-4,000/rpm
|
100
at 1,800-2,800/rpm
|
Compression
ratio
|
9.5
: 1 or 9.0 : 1
|
18.5
: 1
|
Carburetion
|
Electr.
multipoint injection, e-gas
|
Common-rail
direct injection
|
Transmission
|
Clutch
|
Single
dry plate clutch
|
Single
dry plate clutch
|
Gearbox
|
Sequential
automated
six-speed gearbox
|
Sequential
automated six-speed
manual transmission
|
Ratios
|
Final drive
4.208 / 1.667
1st gear 14.203
2nd gear 10.310
3rd gear 7.407
4th gear 5.625
5th gear 4.083
6th gear 2.933
Reverse 12.888
|
Final drive 3.667/1.353
1st gear 12.375
2nd gear 8.983
3rd gear 6.453
4th gear 4.566
5th gear 3.315
6th gear 2.381
Reverse 11.569
|
Running
gear
|
Front axle
location
|
A-arm,
damper strut or wishbone, damper strut on newer models
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Front axle
suspension
|
Leaf spring,
stabilizer or stabilizer on newer models
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Rear axle
location
|
DeDion
suspension tube with central mount, A-arm
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Rear axle
suspension
|
Coil springs,
telescopic shock
absorbers, stabilizer
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Braking
system
|
Hydr. dual
circuit system with vacuum booster, disk brakes at front, drum brakes
at rear, electronic brake-power distribu-tion (EBD), ABS. 2003 model year
cars and later now have Hydraulic Brake Assist
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Steering
|
Rack-and-pinion
steering, steering damper
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Wheels
front/rear
|
4J x 15
/ 5.5J x 15
|
3.5J
x 15 / 5.5J x 15
|
Tires front/rear
|
145/65
R 15 / 175/55 R 15
|
135/70
R 15 / 175/55 R 15
|
Dimensions
and weights
|
Wheelbase
(mm)
|
1,812
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Track
width front (mm)
|
1,272
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Track
width rear (mm)
|
1,354
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Length
(mm)
|
2,500
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Width
(mm)
|
1,537
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Height
(mm)
|
1,549
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Turning
circle(m)
|
8.7
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Trunk
capacity (l)
|
150
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Weight
without driver (kg)
|
730
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Payload
(kg)
|
260
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Gross
vehicle weight (kg)
|
990
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Fuel
tank capacity /
reserve (l)
|
22
/ 5 or 33/5 on newer models
|
Same
as Petrol Version
|
Performance
|
Acceleration
0-100 km/h (sec)
|
17.2 (SOFTIP),
17.5 (SOFTOUCH automatic) to 12.3 on brabus models
|
19.8
(Softip) 20.8 (Softouch)
|
Maximum
speed
|
135 km/h
to 150 km/h on brabus models
|
135
km/h (electronically limited)
|
Fuel consumption
(l / 100 km)
|
Urban cycle
|
5.8 (SOFTIP)
5.8 (SOFTOUCH automatic)
|
3.8
|
Extra urban
cycle
|
4.2 (SOFTIP)
4.5 (SOFTOUCH automatic)
|
3.2
|
Combined
cycle
|
4.8 (SOFTIP)
5.0 (SOFTOUCH automatic)
|
3.4
|
CO2 emissions
(g/km)
|
115 (SOFTIP)
119 (SOFTOUCH automatic)
|
90
|
Emission
class
|
EU2/D3,
EU3 and EU4
|
EU2/D3
and EU3
|
