Update: All diagrams renewed, see post below.
I updated the performance diagrams of the Daihatsu Cuore and the Space Star 1.2 and added the performance diagrams for the Space Star 1.0 (european version) and the Mirage 1.2 (US-Version).
Space Star 1.0: yellow
Space Star 1.2: green
Mirage 1.2: orange
Daihatsu Cuore L251: blue
Geo Metro 1.0: purple
And here are some explanations:
Page one: tractive effort diagram
The diagram shows the driving resistances and the tractive effort in the different gears for every car. The topspeed is reached, where the tractive effort curves cut the driving resistance curve. That means, that the Space Star (1.0 and 1.2) can reach a higher topspeed in 4th gear than in 5th gear. But the Mirage 1.2 has a shorter gear range and therefore reaches topspeed in 5th gear. You can also see the driving resistances for several gradients in percent. This means, for an example, that the Space Star 1.0 can not climb a gradient of 40 percent in first gear. But a gradient of -5 percent is enough to reach a topspeed over 200 kph.
Page two: road performance
The diagram shows the power, that is available at the wheels and the associated speed. The black curves show the driving resistance power. Therefore you can also see the topspeed where the curves cut each other. The shorter the gear ratio, the higher is the power at a certain speed.
Page three: speed and distance
The graph shows the speed and distance, that can be reached at a certain time. In addition, the speed curves show the gear changes. The european version is able to reach 100 km/h in second gear.
Some results:
Model |
0-60 mph [s] |
0-100 kph [s] |
400 m [s] |
1000 m [s] |
1600 m [s] |
topspeed [kph] |
Space Star 1.0 |
12.7 |
13.6 |
19.5 |
35 |
48.5 |
173 |
Space Star 1.2 |
11.0 |
11.8 |
18.5 |
33 |
46.5 |
181 |
Mirage 1.2 |
11.9 |
12.7 |
18.6 |
34 |
47 |
178 |
Daihatsu L251 |
12.1 |
13 |
18.7 |
35 |
49 |
158 |
Geo Metro 1.0 |
14.1 |
15.1 |
19.8 |
36.4 |
51.5 |
156 |
Page four: acceleration diagram
The diagram shows the maximum acceleration that can be reached in the different gears. The Daihatsu reaches an acceleration of more than 4 m/s² in first gear, whereas the Space Star 1.0 not even reaches 3 m/s². Where the curves cut the zero line, topspeed is reached. The acceleration of the 1.2 liter versions in 5th gear is similar or even better than acceleration of the Space Star 1.0 in 4th gear.
Page five: climbing power diagram
The climbing power diagram shows the maximum gradient, that can be climbed in the different gears. You can see a similar result to the acceleration diagram, the Space Star 1.0 can not climb a gradient of 10 percent in 4th gear, whereas the 1.2 liter versions can climb such a gradient between 40 and 80 kph in 4th gear.
Page six: motor performance diagram
The diagram shows the torque and power curves of the different motors.
Model |
power [kw] |
torque [Nm] |
Space Star 1.0 |
52 |
88 |
Space Star 1.2 |
59 |
106 |
Mirage 1.2 |
57.5 |
100 |
Daihatsu L251 |
43 |
91 |
Geo Metro 1.0 |
39.5 |
79 |
Page seven: gear ratio speed ranges
This page shows the speed, that can be reached in a certain gear at a given motor speed. The Daihatsu has the highest overall gear ratio with the shortest first gear and the longest 5th gear speed range. The overall gear ratio of the Mirage in the US is shorter than the gear ratio of the european Space Star. Therefore acceleration in the respective gears and climbing power is better for the mirage, but fuel economy might be a little bit better for the european version.
Greetings,
Florian