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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Aantal portieren | 0 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2225 | 87.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1270 | 50 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1320 | 52 | |
| Lengte | 3380 | 133.1 | |
| Breedte | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hoogte | 1115 | 43.9 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 110 | 4.3 | |
| 1.52 | |||
| Gewicht | 525 kg | 1157 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Opel | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 79.98 × 79.5 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.01 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) bij 5500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) bij 3600 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.7 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
90.74 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.4:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 We carbs | ||
| 1140.3 kPa (165.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 2.120 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 10.00 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.82 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.89 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85162 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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