The Chevrolet Cavalier is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5000 rpm and 183 Nm (135 lbft/18.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2644 mm | 104.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Length | 4590 mm | 180.7 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57.6 litres | 12.7 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LN2 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2190 cc (133.642 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88 mm
3.5 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
39.2 kW/litre 53.2 ps/litre 52.5 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
83.56 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1050.1 kPa (152.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 547.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | 2.680 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P195/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1732 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105765 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Automatic (1998) added 2003-01-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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