The Chevrolet Vega Cosworth is a 3 door hatchback style motor vehicle with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 5600 rpm and 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Chevrolet Vega Cosworth weighs a claimed 1125 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 180 km/h or 112 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2465 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4460 mm | 175.6 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1125 kg | 2480 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.5 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cosworth | ||
| Engine code | LY-3 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.93 × 80.26 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.9 ps/litre 55.2 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
72.72 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bendix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 913.8 kPa (132.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 99.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.71 kg/kW 22.91 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 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear 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 | BR70-13B | ||
| Tyres rear | BR70-13B | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229108 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1HV11 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Chevrolet Vega Cosworth added 2011-01-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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