Bitter CD: which version to buy
The Bitter CD catalogue in this data set lists one generation and one named version: 5.4 AT. If you are choosing a CD from these figures, you are not picking among several trims. You are deciding whether this single specification — Hatchback 3-door, Gasoline V-shaped 8-cylinder, Automatic 3, RWD, 230 hp, 1720 kg kerb — matches what you need.
The Bitter CD catalogue in this data set lists one generation and one named version: 5.4 AT. If you are choosing a CD from these figures, you are not picking among several trims. You are deciding whether this single specification — Hatchback 3-door, Gasoline V-shaped 8-cylinder, Automatic 3, RWD, 230 hp, 1720 kg kerb — matches what you need. There is no second engine, no restyle row, and no later generation in the numbers below. Search phrases such as “Bitter CD II 2003” sit outside this table: this article only covers the 1 generation run dated 1973-01-01 to 1979-12-31.
That is the whole buying shortlist. Everything after this paragraph is arithmetic on the same row, so you can see what 230 hp, 5354 cm³, 9.2 s to 100, and 220 km/h actually buy in mass, tank size, and payload — and what is not measured.
Which Bitter CD version to choose
5.4 AT is the only modification. Its name in the database is exactly 5.4 AT. Power is 230 hp (169 kW) at 4700 rpm. Torque is 427 Nm at 3000 – 3200 rpm. Displacement is 5354 cm³. Fuel type is Gasoline. Cylinders: 8, layout V-shaped, valves per cylinder 2, boost No. Induction is Carburetor. Engine position: Front, longitudinal. Compression ratio: 10.5. Bore × stroke: 101.6 × 82.55. Fuel grade: 92. Gearbox: Automatic, 3 speeds. Drive: RWD. Body for this generation: Hatchback 3-door.
Because there is only one version, “which one to buy” collapses to whether you accept this package. There is no lower-power 5.4 AT to tell apart by horsepower, and no second name such as a manual counterpart in the data.
Useful ratios on 5.4 AT (all from the given numbers):
- Power per litre: 230 hp ÷ 5.354 L = 43.0 hp per litre.
- Torque per litre: 427 Nm ÷ 5.354 L = 79.8 Nm per litre.
- Kerb mass per horsepower: 1720 kg ÷ 230 hp = 7.48 kg per hp.
- Kerb mass per kilowatt: 1720 kg ÷ 169 kW = 10.18 kg per kW.
- Top speed per 100 hp: 220 km/h ÷ 2.30 = 95.7 km/h per 100 hp.
- Seconds to 100 per 100 hp: 9.2 ÷ 2.30 = 4.0 s per 100 hp.
- Fuel tank versus kerb: 80 L for 1720 kg = 21.5 kg kerb per litre of tank.
- Payload window: 2200 kg gross − 1720 kg kerb = 480 kg.
- Payload as a share of gross: 480 ÷ 2200 = 21.8%.
- Power to gross mass: 230 hp ÷ 2200 kg = 0.105 hp per kg (9.57 kg per hp at full mass).
- Displacement per cylinder: 5354 ÷ 8 = 669 cm³ per cylinder.
What the extra money cannot buy here: a second gearbox, a second drive layout, or a turbo row. Boost is No. Drive is RWD only. Gearbox is Automatic with 3 gears only. If you wanted more ratios, less mass, or a measured consumption figure, this catalogue does not offer another CD version that supplies them.
Generations: what changed (and what did not)
1 generation (keys in data: generation 450), 1973-01-01–1979-12-31. Body: Hatchback 3-door. Modifications in this generation: 1. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation, so you should not count an “11th generation” or a mid-cycle name that is not in the data.
With one generation, generation-to-generation change is zero in this file. Production span from start date to stop date is 1973 through 1979. The modification 5.4 AT uses the same start and stop: 1973-01-01 to 1979-12-31. There is no late-run engine, no second body, and no CD II line in these rows. Choosing “an early CD versus a late CD” is not a comparison the specification table supports.
What stayed fixed for the whole generation: Hatchback 3-door, one engine family as specified, Automatic 3, RWD, independent spring suspension front and rear, ventilated discs front and rear.
Bitter CD specs and engine (5.4 AT)
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement (cm³) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 AT | 230 | 427 | 5354 | Gasoline | 8 | V-shaped | No | Automatic | RWD |
5.4 AT engine detail that belongs next to that name: 169 kW, peak power rpm 4700, torque band 3000 – 3200 rpm, Carburetor, compression 10.5, 2 valves per cylinder, Front, longitudinal, fuel 92, bore and stroke 101.6 × 82.55.
How to read this as a buyer: the motor is large for the output. 43.0 hp per litre is the specific output of this naturally aspirated (boost No) Gasoline unit. Peak torque arrives well below peak power: 3000 – 3200 versus 4700 rpm, a gap of 1500–1700 rpm. The 3-speed Automatic is the only transmission listed; there is no extra version that trades the Automatic for another gearbox type.
Cylinder math: 8 cylinders, V-shaped, 2 valves each → 16 valves in total (8 × 2). That count is arithmetic on the given cylinder and valve fields, not a second engine.
If two versions had shared the name 5.4 AT, they would be split by horsepower. They do not: one name, 230 hp.
Performance, mpg, and economy
5.4 AT: 0–100 in 9.2 s; maximum speed 220 km/h.
Urban consumption: not measured. Highway consumption: not measured. Combined consumption: not measured. CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured.
A buying decision that depends on mpg cannot be closed from this table. Tank volume is 80 L, but litres per 100 km are not measured, so range in kilometres is not measured. Do not treat a missing mpg row as “this car has no fuel use”; the field exists and is empty.
Performance density on the given figures:
- 220 km/h in 9.2 s to 100 describes a car that is quicker in speed than in sprint relative to a modern small turbo hatch — but that comparison is not in the data; the data only give 9.2 and 220.
- At kerb 1720 kg, 9.2 s implies the 230 hp / 427 Nm combination is the only acceleration package on offer.
- At gross 2200 kg the same 230 hp is working against 480 kg more; 0–100 at full mass is not measured.
Dimensions, weight, and tank
Ground clearance: not measured. Wheel size: not measured. Kerb weight 5.4 AT: 1720 kg. Gross weight 5.4 AT: 2200 kg. Tank: 80 L.
Length, width, height, wheelbase: not measured in this data. Interior dimensions: not measured. A search for “Bitter CD interior” cannot be answered with millimetres here.
Weight choice: you buy 1720 kg empty and may load up to 2200 kg. That 480 kg payload is 27.9% of kerb (480 ÷ 1720). Clearance and tyre size cannot be used to choose a version because both are not measured and there is only one version anyway.
Front suspension 5.4 AT: Independent, spring. Rear: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc ventilated (label taken exactly from the English field). Brakes and springs do not differ by trim: there is no second chassis row.
Problems and reliability
Problem lists, failure rates, and reliability scores are not measured in this data set. Do not read silence as “no problems.” Carburetor, 3-speed Automatic, and 1973-01-01–1979-12-31 production are facts; service history is not.
What you can still check against the spec when inspecting a car that claims to be this model: 5.4 AT should match 5354 cm³, 8 V-shaped cylinders, Automatic 3, RWD, Hatchback 3-door, and the 230 hp / 427 Nm figures if the plate is this catalogue version.
Verdict: buy this row or look elsewhere
Buy 5.4 AT if the numbers you need are 230 hp, 427 Nm, 5354 cm³ Gasoline, Automatic 3, RWD, 9.2 s to 100, 220 km/h, 1720 / 2200 kg, 80 L tank, body Hatchback 3-door, years 1973–1979.
Do not expect a second CD version in this catalogue to raise specific output above 43.0 hp/L, to cut kerb below 1720 kg, to add gears beyond 3, to add boost (listed No), or to publish mpg — urban, highway, and mixed remain not measured. Generation count is 1; version count is 1. The buying question is binary: this specification, or not this model in this data.