This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) at 6300 rpm and 168 Nm (124 lbft/17.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4397 mm | 173.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.8 litres | 10.1 [12.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 88.2 mm
3.17 × 3.47 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 168 Nm (124 ft·lb) (17.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.1 kW/litre 76.2 ps/litre 75.2 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.54 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1175.5 kPa (170.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
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| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228976 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Chevrolet Sonic Sedan 1.8 (2012) added 2011-01-11. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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