Opel Ascona 400 is a car that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 142 bhp (144 PS/106 kW) at 5200 rpm and 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1082 kg.
Top claimed speed is 197 km/h (122 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2518 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Length | 4320 mm | 170.1 inches | |
| Width | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1082 kg | 2385 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2410 cc (147.067 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 85 mm
3.74 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 144 PS (142 bhp) (106 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.9 kW/litre 59.7 ps/litre 58.9 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.14 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1095 kPa (158.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 602.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 21.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 197 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 133.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.22 kg/kW 17.07 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.RA.PR. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 11330 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Opel Ascona 400 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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