The Opel Astra Caravan 1.6 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It forms part of Opel's Astra G series.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 5400 rpm and 138 Nm (102 lbft/14.1 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1235 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 177 km/h (110 mph).
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 | 2611 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 4288 mm | 168.8 inches | |
| Width | 1709 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1235 kg | 2723 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.58 | ||
| 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 | 79 × 81.5 mm
3.11 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.7 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.36 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1085.2 kPa (157.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 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 | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.48 kg/kW 32.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 75251 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Astra G | ||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Opel Astra Caravan 1.6 added 2001-02-27. Last modified 2018-08-29. |
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