The Chevrolet Beretta GTZ is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.3 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 6200 rpm and 217 Nm (160 lbft/22.1 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1285 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 209 km/h or 130 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2626 mm | 103.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 4756 mm | 187.2 inches | |
| Width | 1732 mm | 68.2 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1285 kg | 2833 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.1 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LGO | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2260 cc (137.914 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 85 mm
3.62 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
59.4 kW/litre 80.8 ps/litre 79.6 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
96.02 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1206.6 kPa (175 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 23.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.1 s
@ 87 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.57 kg/kW 15.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle VR55 P205/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle VR55 P205/55 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 201 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.61 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31438 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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