This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 78 bhp (79 PS/58 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 163 N·m (120 lb·ft/16.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1119 kg.
The Chevrolet Opala Coupé is claimed to achieve a top speed of 150 km/h (93 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 | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4680 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1119 kg | 2467 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | GMB 151 | ||
| 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 (SAE) |
79 PS (78 bhp) (58 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
163 Nm (120 ft·lb) (16.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
23.5 kW/litre 32 ps/litre 31.6 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
65.97 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Wecarbras carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 828.9 kPa (120.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.24 kg/kW 32.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97768 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Chevrolet Opala Coupé added 2002-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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