This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 178 bhp (180 PS/133 kW) at 5800 rpm and 243 Nm (179 lbft/24.8 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Bitter SC Sedan weighs a claimed 1590 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 215 km/h, or 134 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2833 mm | 111.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1467 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 5060 mm | 199.2 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1590 kg | 3505 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2969 cc (181.179 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 69.8 mm
3.74 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (178 bhp) (133 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 243 Nm (179 ft·lb) (24.8 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.7 kW/litre 60.8 ps/litre 60 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.85 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1028.5 kPa (149.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 113.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.98 kg/kW 20.01 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 110154 | ||
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| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Bitter SC Sedan added 2003-05-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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