The Opel Astra 1.7 Diesel is a 5 door hatchback-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
It is part of Opel's Astra F family of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 56 bhp (57 PS/42 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 105 N·m (77 lb·ft/10.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1025 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2520 mm | 99.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1424 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1423 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4050 mm | 159.4 inches | |
| Width | 1688 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1025 kg | 2260 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1700 cc (103.74 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 79.5 mm
3.25 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
57 PS (56 bhp) (42 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
105 Nm (77 ft·lb) (10.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
24.6 kW/litre 33.4 ps/litre 32.9 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
61.76 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo VE 4/9 F 2300 R 313 diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 776.2 kPa (112.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 425 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 17.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 18.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 39 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.55 kg/kW 41 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23254 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Astra F | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Opel Astra 1.7 Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-01-19. |
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