This vehicle has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.4 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 6000 rpm and 130 Nm (96 lbft/13.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1393 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 178 km/h or 111 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.7/4.9/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 139.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2695 mm | 106.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1584 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4466 mm | 175.8 inches | |
| Width | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1482 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1393 kg | 3071 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56 litres | 12.3 [14.8] 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 1398 cc (85.311 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73.4 × 82.6 mm
2.89 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 130 Nm (96 ft·lb) (13.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.8 kW/litre 71.8 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.99 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1168.5 kPa (169.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 178 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.87 kg/kW 31.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.7/4.9/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.7/4.9/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.0/20.4/16.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 36.7/57.6/47.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.5/48.0/39.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 139.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 265012 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Opel Astra GTC 1.4 added 2012-02-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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