The Opel Ascona 1.6 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
The Opel Ascona 1.6's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 103 N·m (76 lb·ft/10.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 970 kg.
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 | 2517 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Length | 4321 mm | 170.1 inches | |
| Width | 1654 mm | 65.1 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 970 kg | 2138 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] 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 1584 cc (96.662 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 69.8 mm
3.35 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
103 Nm (76 ft·lb) (10.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
28.2 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.9 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
65.03 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 817.1 kPa (118.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 62.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.68 kg/kW 36.21 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71577 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Opel Ascona 1.6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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