Dacia Lăstun
{{More citations needed|date=October 2018}}{{Infobox automobile
| name = Dacia 500 Lăstun
| image = Dacia 500.jpg
| manufacturer = Tehnometal Plant (Dacia)
| production = 1988–1991
| assembly = Timișoara, Romania
| body_style = 3-door hatchback
| layout = FF layout
| engine = 0.5 L I2
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|1915|mm|in||abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|2950|mm|in||abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1410|mm|in||abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1352|mm|in||abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|590|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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The Dacia 500 Lăstun ({{IPA|ro|ləsˈtun}}) was a small city car manufactured by Tehnometal, Timișoara, under the auto marque Dacia. The name derives from the Romanian for house martin, a small bird related to swallows.
History
The Lăstun was a low-cost Romanian car for urban transport built between 1988 and 1991,{{cite journal|last=Lazăr|first=Dumitru|title=Povestea "Lăstunului"|journal=Autoturism|issue=2/1990}} p. 10;13. featuring a two-cylinder air-cooled engine of 499 cc, producing {{convert|22.5|PS|kW|abbr=on}}, fuel consumption of {{convert|3.3|L/100 km|abbr=on}}, a maximum speed {{convert|106|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.romaniancars.ro/dacia-500-lastun |title=About Dacia 500 Lăstun |publisher=Romanian Cars |date=6 January 2009 |accessdate=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227044407/http://www.romaniancars.ro/dacia-500-lastun |archivedate=27 February 2010 }} and fiberglass bodywork similar to the Lancia Y10. A stretched bodywork prototype 500 Lăstun was exhibited at the 1989 Bucharest trade fair.{{cite web|title=Dacia Lastun – Smartul Romaniei|url=http://www.autogreen.ro/2009/01/18/dacia-lastun-smartul-romaniei/|publisher=Autogreen|language=Romanian|date=18 January 2009|accessdate=16 September 2011}} Another prototype from the early 1990s featured hubcaps, body-coloured bumpers, and head restraints.
The Lăstun was marketed with the advertising slogan was "Un Autoturism de Actualitate" (A Contemporary Vehicle).
Production continued until 1992. Due to its size, the Lăstun was primarily a city car, suitable for use as a second car. In 1989 cars received side lights, and in 1991 the Lăstun was lightly restyled to the front, the only modification being a new bonnet with a one-piece grille. Also the small 0.5L engine had some carburateur break-downs, which brought the average petrol consumption to almost {{convert|9|L/100 km|abbr=on}}, making the car less economical than the long running Dacia 1300 series.
Engines
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! Name !! Capacity !! Type!! Power !! Torque !! Top speed !! Acceleration {{nowrap|0–400 m}} !! Combined consumption | |||||||
| G.V.500 | 499 cc | 4 valves OHC | {{convert|22.5|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 5500 rpm | {{convert|34.5|Nm|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 3500 rpm | {{convert|106|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}} | 26 s | {{convert|4|L/100 km|abbr=on}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.autoevolution.com/cars/dacia-500-lastun-1985.html Dacia 500 Lăstun] at autoevolution.com
- [http://www.automobileromanesti.ro/Dacia/Dacia_500/ Dacia 500] at automobileromanesti.ro
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