This vehicle has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 154 bhp (156 PS/115 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 237 N·m (175 lb·ft/24.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1500 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 209 km/h (130 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 13.8/6.6/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 219.0 g/km.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4805 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.318 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.18 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2492 cc (152.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 89.2 mm
3.03 × 3.51 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 156 PS (154 bhp) (115 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 237 Nm (175 ft·lb) (24.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.1 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195.1 kPa (173.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.06 kg/kW 21.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.8/6.6/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/6.6/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/15.2/10.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.5/42.8/30.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/35.6/25.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 219.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.0J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 172887 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Chevrolet Epica 2.5 added 2008-04-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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