The Celebrity is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, from Chevrolet.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 4800 rpm and 183 Nm (135 lbft/18.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1229 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2665 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1229 kg | 2709 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 59 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LR8 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2471 cc (150.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.7 kW/litre 43.1 ps/litre 42.5 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
74.06 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 930.7 kPa (135 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 | Higher is better 86.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.7 kg/kW 26.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 4213 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Chevrolet Celebrity added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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