The Adam Revo was a
city car
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A-segment sales represented approximately 4.2% of the ...
made by Adam Motor Company of
Pakistan
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. It was the first car to be designed and assembled in Pakistan and was launched in 2005. The car was fitted with Chinese-made engines of
Wuling Motors
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.
The name "REVO" was derived from the word revolution, which it was supposed to make.
However, production stopped by September 2006
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There were two variants available, equipped with two different Chinese made engines; the Revo 80 (0.8L) and Revo 105 (1.05L).
The Revo was envisaged to be between 10% and 15% cheaper than other local competitors, mainly the Mehran 800, which dominates Pakistan's automobile industry.
Specification
Engine
* Revo 80: 797 cc straight-4
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The majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout ( ...
OHC
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petrol engine
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with carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter)
is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the Ventu ...
– at 5500 rpm, at 3000 rpm
* Revo 105: 1051 cc straight-4
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout ( ...
OHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustio ...
petrol engine
A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol blends ...
with Fuel injection
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All c ...
– at 5500 rpm, at 3000 rpm
Suspension
*Front: Strut
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A stay is sometimes used as a synonym for ...
with Coil spring
A tension coil spring
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*Rear: Leaf spring
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with Shock absorber
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Brakes
*Front: Disc with booster
*Rear: Drum
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Drive Type
Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive (RWD).
Model ranges
* 80std
* 80s
* 80+ (with CNG
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option)
* 105i
* 105i+ (with CNG option)
* 105is
* 105is+ (with CNG option)
References
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External links
Adam Motor Company Products Page
City cars
Cars of Pakistan
Cars introduced in 2005