The Dacia 500 Lăstun (Romanian pronunciation: [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.
The Lăstun was a low-cost Romanian car for urban transport built between 1988 and 1991,[1] featuring a two-cylinder air-cooled engine of 499 cc, producing 22.5 PS (16.5 kW), fuel consumption of 3.3 L/100 km (86 mpg‑imp; 71 mpg‑US), a maximum speed 106 km/h (66 mph)[2] and fiberglass bodywork similar to the Lancia Y10. A stretched bodywork prototype 500 Lăstun was exhibited at the 1989 Bucharest trade fair.[3] 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.[2] 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 9 L/100 km (31 mpg‑imp; 26 mpg‑US), making the car less economical than the long running Dacia 1300 series.
Tehnometal manufactured a total of 6,532 vehicles.[3]
^Lazăr, Dumitru. "Povestea "Lăstunului"". Autoturism (2/1990). p. 10;13.
^ ab. Romanian Cars. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
^ ab"Dacia Lastun – Smartul Romaniei" (in Romanian). Autogreen. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
External links
Dacia 500 Lăstun at autoevolution.com
Dacia 500 at automobileromanesti.ro
January 26, 2023
dacia, lăstun, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dacia Lăstun news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dacia 500 Lăstun Romanian pronunciation lesˈtun 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 Dacia 500 LăstunOverviewManufacturerTehnometal Plant Dacia Production1988 1991AssemblyTimișoara RomaniaBody and chassisClassCity car A Body style3 door hatchbackLayoutFF layoutPowertrainEngine0 5 L I2Transmission4 speed manualDimensionsWheelbase1 915 mm 75 4 in Length2 950 mm 116 in Width1 410 mm 56 in Height1 352 mm 53 2 in Curb weight590 kg 1 301 lb Contents 1 History 2 Engines 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe Lăstun was a low cost Romanian car for urban transport built between 1988 and 1991 1 featuring a two cylinder air cooled engine of 499 cc producing 22 5 PS 16 5 kW fuel consumption of 3 3 L 100 km 86 mpg imp 71 mpg US a maximum speed 106 km h 66 mph 2 and fiberglass bodywork similar to the Lancia Y10 A stretched bodywork prototype 500 Lăstun was exhibited at the 1989 Bucharest trade fair 3 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 2 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 9 L 100 km 31 mpg imp 26 mpg US making the car less economical than the long running Dacia 1300 series Tehnometal manufactured a total of 6 532 vehicles 3 Engines EditName Capacity Type Power Torque Top speed Acceleration 0 400 m Combined consumptionG V 500 499 cc 4 valves OHC 22 5 PS 17 kW 22 hp at 5500 rpm 34 5 N m 25 4 lb ft at 3500 rpm 106 km h 66 mph 26 s 4 L 100 km 71 mpg imp 59 mpg US References Edit Lazăr Dumitru Povestea Lăstunului Autoturism 2 1990 p 10 13 a b About Dacia 500 Lăstun Romanian Cars 6 January 2009 Archived from the original on 27 February 2010 Retrieved 20 October 2010 a b Dacia Lastun Smartul Romaniei in Romanian Autogreen 18 January 2009 Retrieved 16 September 2011 External links EditDacia 500 Lăstun at autoevolution com Dacia 500 at automobileromanesti ro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dacia Lăstun amp oldid 1125565058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
