The Indica Diesel Standard is truely a small car with a large heart - powered with a 1405cc diesel engine. The design is based on the TUD5 Peugeot powerplant. The engine has been refined and optimised to deliver high standards of efficiency and emission.The diesel powerplant of the Indica is indirect-injection design with a single overhead camshaft driven by a toothed belt. Fuel is delivered by a Lucas TVS rotary pump. The engine produces a fantastic 38.1 bhp/litre which is the highest among similarly sized engines.The front-suspension is Independent, Wishbone type with McPherson strut and anti-roll bar and the rear is Independent semi-trailing arm with coil-spring mounted on hydraulic shock absorbers. Brakes are disc-type in the front and drum in the rear, with dual and diagonally split circuits, vacuum assisted with PCR valves.
Conceived by the Italian design house I.DE.A., the tear-drop headlights and bison tail lamps are unique. The Indica is the roomiest car in its class, with fully foldable rear-seat that allows you to accommodate extra luggage. The Indica conforms to current European safety norms for frontal impact. Energy absorbing crumple zones, side-impact beams, a rigid monochrome frame and child safety locks (on rear doors) ensure adequate safety to passengers.
Other features of the Indica are:
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Length | 3660 mm |
| Width | 1625 mm |
| Height | 1485 mm |
| Kerb Weight | 980 Kg |
| Ground Clearance | 170 mm |
| Wheel Base | 2400 mm |
| Power | |
| Type | Water cooled indirect injection - 4 inline cylinders |
| Installation | Traverse, front wheel drive |
| Piston Displacement | 1405 cc |
| Max. Power | 53.5 bhp @ 5000 rpm |
| Max. Torque | 8.7 kgm @ 2500 rpm |
| Fuel System | |
| Distributor-type fuel injection pump | |
| Fuel Tank | 37 litres |
| Transmission & Gear Box | |
| Type | Manual - 4 Speed, 1 reverse |
| Suspension | |
| Front | MacPherson stut with coil spring, wishbone-type larger link on each side, anti-roll bar. |
| Rear | Independent with semi-trailing arms, coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Steering | |
| Type | Manual - Rack and pinion |
| Turning Radius | 4.9 metres |
| Brakes | |
| Type | Dual circuit, diagonal split, vacuum assisted with PCR valves |
| Front | Disc |
| Rear | Drum |
| Tyres | |
| Tyre Size | 155/70 R 13 (Radial) |
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