The Opel Astra Caravan 1.4 16V is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine located in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It is part of Opel's Astra F family of cars.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 6000 rpm and 125 N·m (92 lb·ft/12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Top quoted speed is 173 km/h, which equates to 107 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.4/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2517 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4278 mm | 168.4 inches | |
| Width | 1688 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | 1.4 litre 1389 cc (84.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.6 × 73.4 mm
3.06 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.8 kW/litre 65 ps/litre 64.1 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.99 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1130.9 kPa (164 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 173 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.9/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/44.8/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/37.3/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 14 82T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 14 82T | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 267377 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Astra F | ||
| RAC rating | 14.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Opel Astra Caravan 1.4 16V added 2012-03-11. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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