SEAT Fura

Which SEAT Fura version to buy

The catalogue lists one generation and three versions. All three are Gasoline, Manual, 5 speeds, FWD, ground clearance 130 mm, front brakes Disc, front suspension Independent, spring. Rear suspension, rear brakes, kerb weight, gross weight, tank, wheels, 0–100, top speed, and consumption are not measured on every row, so a buyer's ranking cannot use mass-per-horsepower or claimed mpg.

The catalogue lists one generation and three versions. All three are Gasoline, Manual, 5 speeds, FWD, ground clearance 130 mm, front brakes Disc, front suspension Independent, spring. Rear suspension, rear brakes, kerb weight, gross weight, tank, wheels, 0–100, top speed, and consumption are not measured on every row, so a buyer's ranking cannot use mass-per-horsepower or claimed mpg. What is measured is power, displacement, and (on the two 0.9 engines) torque, compression, and fuel system.

Buy 1.4 MT (75 hp) if the goal is the highest listed output in this model. Buy 0.9 MT (44 hp) if you want the stronger of the two 903 cc cars. Buy 0.9 MT (40 hp) only if you specifically need the lower-compression 0.9, not because it is “the original” in a way the numbers do not show.

Specs: three versions, two names

Both 0.9 MT cars use Carburetor, Front, transverse, 2 valves per cylinder, bore × stroke 65 × 68, fuel grade 95. 1.4 MT has 2 valves per cylinder and No boost; engine position, fuel system, compression, and bore × stroke are not measured. Its fuel grade is 92.

Generations: what changed (and what did not)

There is 1 generation: 1 generation, Mini 5-doors, 1982-01-01 to 1986-12-31, 3 versions. No second generation and no restyling row in the data, so there is no “later body” to pay extra for. Every version shares the same production window and the same 130 mm clearance. A generation-vs-generation buy does not exist here; the choice is only among the three engines.

Engine comparison: power per litre and what the extra output is

0.9 MT (40 hp): 40 hp / 903 cc = 44.3 hp per litre. Peak 40 hp (29 kW) at 5800 rpm, 60 Nm at 2800 rpm, compression 8.8.

0.9 MT (44 hp): 44 hp / 903 cc = 48.7 hp per litre. Peak 44 hp (32 kW) at 5800 rpm, 63 Nm at 3000 rpm, compression 9. Versus the 40 hp 0.9 MT that is +4 hp (+10%), +3 kW, +3 Nm (+5%). Compression is +0.2. Torque peak is 200 rpm later (3000 vs 2800). Same displacement, same Carburetor, same 65 × 68, same 95 fuel. The extra output is not a larger engine; it is a higher-rated tune of the same 903 cc Inline 4.

1.4 MT (75 hp): 75 hp / 1438 cc = 52.2 hp per litre — the highest specific output in the table. Versus 0.9 MT (40 hp): +35 hp (+87.5%), +26 kW, displacement +535 cc (+59.2%). Versus 0.9 MT (44 hp): +31 hp (+70.5%), +23 kW, same +535 cc. Torque for 1.4 MT is not measured, so you cannot claim a Nm advantage; you can only claim the horsepower and kW figures that are listed.

Valves (2 per cylinder) and boost (No) do not separate the three cars. Gearbox (Manual, 5) and drive (FWD) do not either.

Performance and economy (mpg)

0–100, top speed, city, highway, and mixed consumption are not measured for 0.9 MT (40 hp), 0.9 MT (44 hp), and 1.4 MT. CO2 and eco class are not measured. A buyer looking up “Fura mpg” or “0-100” will not find a catalogue figure here. Ranking versions by claimed speed or fuel use would invent numbers.

What you can still use: 1.4 MT is the only row with 75 hp / 55 kW, so if the purchase is about listed power, it is the only candidate. The two 0.9 MT rows differ by 4 hp and 3 Nm, not by a measured consumption gap.

Dimensions, weight, tank, wheels

Kerb weight, gross weight, tank, and wheel sizes are not measured on all three versions. Ground clearance is 130 mm on 0.9 MT (40 hp), 0.9 MT (44 hp), and 1.4 MT. You cannot compute kg per hp or range from tank size. Clearance does not pick a winner.

Front suspension is Independent, spring on all three. Rear suspension is not measured. Front brakes are Disc on all three; rear brakes are not measured. Chassis fields that exist do not differentiate the versions.

Which version to choose

1.4 MT — choose this if the decision is “most horsepower in the Fura list.” 75 hp and 55 kW are 87.5% and 70.5% above the two 0.9 ratings. Specific output (52.2 hp/l) is also the highest. Trade-offs that are in the data: fuel grade 92 instead of 95; torque, rpm, compression, bore × stroke, engine position, and fuel system not measured, so you are buying a power figure without the same engine-detail completeness as the 0.9 rows. Price is not in the data; “what the extra money buys” can only mean what the extra 535 cc and 31–35 hp buy on paper.

0.9 MT (44 hp) — choose this if you want a 903 cc Fura and the stronger of the two identically named manuals. You get +4 hp, +3 Nm, compression 9 instead of 8.8, and 48.7 hp/l instead of 44.3. Same Carburetor, same 95, same Manual 5, same FWD, same 130 mm. The 44 hp car is not a different gearbox or drive layout; it is a 10% power step on the same displacement.

0.9 MT (40 hp) — choose this only as the lower-output 0.9. It has the earliest torque peak in the file (2800 rpm vs 3000 on the 44 hp 0.9 MT) and the lowest compression (8.8). It is not lighter in the catalogue (weight not measured) and not cheaper here (no prices). It is simply 40 hp / 60 Nm vs 44 / 63.

Do not choose by generation. There is only 1 generation and one body (Mini 5-doors). Do not choose by 0–100, mpg, tank, or kerb weight: those are not measured. Do not merge the two 0.9 MT rows: they are 40 hp and 44 hp.

Short ranking from the numbers only: 1.4 MT for maximum listed power; 0.9 MT (44 hp) for the better-measured 0.9; 0.9 MT (40 hp) if you need that specific 40 hp / 8.8-compression rating. Reliability and typical faults are not in this dataset, so they are not ranked.