The Caterham VX Classic is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a roadster body.
The Caterham VX Classic's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 525 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 177 km/h or 110 mph.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Anzahl türen | 0 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2225 | 87.6 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1270 | 50 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1320 | 52 Zoll | |
| Länge | 3380 | 133.1 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1575 | 62 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1115 | 43.9 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 110 | 4.3 Zoll | |
| 1.52 | |||
| Leergewicht | 525 kg | 1157 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | |||
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Opel | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 79.98 × 79.5 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.01 | ||
| Verteilung | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 8 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) bei 5500 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) bei 3600 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
46.7 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
90.74 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 10.4:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 2 We carbs | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1140.3 kPa (165.4 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 193.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 190.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.04 kg/kW 11.76 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | Zahnstangenlenkung | ||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | 2.120 | ||
| Wendekruis | 10.00 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Di/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 5 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 0.82 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.89 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85162 | ||
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| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Caterham VX Classic added 2001-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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