The Opel Ascona 1.6 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The Opel Ascona 1.6's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 123 N·m (91 lb·ft/12.5 kgm) at 3000-3400 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 980 kg at the kerb.
The Opel Ascona 1.6 is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).
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 | 2574 mm | 101.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1406 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Length | 4366 mm | 171.9 inches | |
| Width | 1668 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1362 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 79.5 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 123 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.5 kgm) at 3000-3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
76.97 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 967.2 kPa (140.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.52 kg/kW 29.27 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | CA.CS.AxRS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43153 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Opel Ascona 1.6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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