The Opel Astra Coupé 1.8 16V is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The Opel Astra Coupé 1.8 16V is one of the Astra G range of cars from Opel.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 5600 rpm and 170 Nm (125 lbft/17.3 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1260 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 210 km/h (130 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 10.8/5.8/7.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 182.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2606 mm | 102.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 4267 mm | 168 inches | |
| Width | 1709 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1260 kg | 2778 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.01 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.56 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | Z16XE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 88.2 mm
3.17 × 3.47 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.1 kW/litre 69.4 ps/litre 68.5 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.65 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1189.5 kPa (172.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.74 kg/kW 22.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.8/5.8/7.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.8/5.8/7.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/17.2/12.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.2/48.7/36.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.8/40.6/30.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 182.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TbAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 264 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 75735 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Astra G | ||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Opel Astra Coupé 1.8 16V added 2001-02-26. Last modified 2013-10-07. |
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