This automobile has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) at 5500 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 2500-4500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1550 kg.
Top stated speed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 10.4/7.3/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 189.0 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 | 1550 kg | 3417 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56 litres | 12.3 [14.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 2500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 103 kW/litre 140.1 ps/litre 138.1 bhp/litre 2.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
200.2 Nm/litre
2.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2515.8 kPa (364.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 180.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 178.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.53 kg/kW 12.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.4/7.3/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.4/7.3/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.6/13.7/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.2/38.7/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.6/32.2/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 189.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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 | 8J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280115 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Opel Astra OPC added 2012-07-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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