Citroen Visa GT group A (1983)
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| Group/Class | B/10 | Homologation number: A5093 | |
| Years active | 1983-1984 | Homologation start: 1/1/1983 Homologation end: 31/12/1990 |
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| Engine | |||
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| Type | PSA-Renault XY, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front transverse with 72o rear inclination | |
| Capacity | 1360 cc | WRC: 1360 cc | |
| Bore x Stroke (mm) | 75.0 x 77.0 | ||
| Compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Output power - torgue | 93 hp @ 5800 rpm | 12.4 kgm @ 4500 rpm | |
| Main bearings | cast steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings 50mm journal diameter, big end bearing journal diameter 45mm | connecting rod length between centers 126.8mm, big end bearing tunnel diameter 48.7mm, aluminium alloy piston with 40.5mm compression height | |
| Materials | block: aluminium alloy with steel "wet" cylinder liners, 206.9mm height | cylinderhead: cross flow aluminium alloy with hemispherical combustion chambers, 111mm height | |
| Cams/valves | single overhead camshaft (SOHC), chain driven. Valves operation with rocker arms | 2 valves/cyl. - 8 valves total. 36.8mm inlet valve diameter, 29.4mm exhaust valve diameter, 33o angle between inlet valve axis and exhaust valve axis | |
| Aspiration | natural with 2 x Solex 35 BISA8 carburetors | ||
| Ignition | firing order 1-3-4-2 | 12V battery | |
| Cooling system | jacketed watercooled, with pump, radiator, 7 blades-303mm diameter fan and thermostat | 7 lt | |
| Lubrication system | wet sump | 5 lt | |
| Transmission | |||
| Type | front wheel drive | 5 speed manual gearbox, located below engine in parallel with crankshaft axis | |
| Gearbox ratios | constant: 1.259/1 (34/27), 1st: 3.883/1 (37/12) 2nd: 2.296/1 (31/17) 3rd: 1.501/1 (31/26) 4th: 1.124/1 (25/28) 5th: 0.904/1 (28/39) R: 3.568/1 (34/12) |
constant: 1.259/1 (34/27), 1st: 3.883/1 (37/12) 2nd: 2.612/1 (27/13) 3rd: 1.889/1 (24/16) 4th: 1.469/1 (21/18) 5th: 1.196/1 (19/20) R: 3.568/1 (34/12) |
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| Diffrential ratio | 3.867/1 (58/15), 3.563/1 (57/16), 4.067/1 (61/15) | front parallel helical spur gears | |
| Clutch | dry, single disc 181.5 mm diameter | ||
| Chassis-body | |||
| Type | steel monocoque chassis with 19kg AlZn4.5Mg1 (D40x3.5mm), or 16kg AZ5GT6 (D40x3.5mm) roll cage. 5 door hatchback steel/plastic bodyshell with steel front/rear doors, steel front bonnet, steel/plastic rear bonnet, and plastic front/rear bumpers | ||
| Front suspension | macpherson strut with lower transverse arm, longitutinal "Pi" shaped stabilizer bar, coil springs, and telescopic gas shock absorbers | ||
| Rear suspension | trailing arms with coil springs, telescopic gas shock absorbers, and anti-roll bar | ||
| Steering system | rack and pinion (no servo) | 18.3/1, 13.2/1 ratio | |
| Brakes | front solid discs 241mm diameter with 1 cast iron piston caliper 48mm diameter. Rear drums 180mm diameter with 1 double piston caliper 22mm diameter | dual circuit with DBA vacuum servo | |
| Dimensions | |||
| length: 3.690 m (145.3") | width: 1.530 m (60.2") | height: 1.370 m (53.9") | |
| wheelbase: 2.426 m (95.5") | front track: 1302 m (51.3") | rear track: 1251 m (49.3") | |
| Rims - tires | 4.5 - 5.3 x 13" | 175/70HR13 | |
| Weight | 790 kg | ||
| Fuel tank | 44 lt | ||
| Drag coefficient | 0.4 | frontal area: 1.8 m2 | |
Results in WRC
Statistics
Races
Works team: Citroën Compétitions
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| Entry | Rally event | ||||||||||||||
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| Driver Codriver |
Team | M.C | (SVE) Entry list |
POR | KEN | TdC | GRE | N.Z | ARG | FIN | S.R | (CdI) | RAC | ||
| Jose Maria Luengo Lopez Fernando Cermeño de Giles |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
| Daniele Signori Paliala |
dnf* | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Others starts/finishes | 1/0 | 1/0 | |||||||||||||
*Group N2 entries
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