The 5/12 PS 'Puppchen' is a rear wheel drive tourer car with a front mounted engine, from Opel.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features side valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 14.3 bhp (14.5 PS/10.7 kW) of power at 1800 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its maximum speed claimed is 55 km/h (34 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater tourer | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Length | 3700 mm | 145.7 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.48 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 35 litres | 7.7 [9.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1570 cc (95.807 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 102 mm
2.76 × 4.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 14.5 PS (14.3 bhp) (10.7 kW) at 1800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 6.8 kW/litre 9.2 ps/litre 9.1 bhp/litre 0.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 392.5 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 | 55 km/h (34 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 7.00 x 85 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 85 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 559548 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1916 Opel 5/12 PS 'Puppchen' added 2018-09-25. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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