The Opel Astra Saloon 1.4 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 6000 rpm and 130 N·m (96 lb·ft/13.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1405 kg.
Top stated speed is 183 km/h (114 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 7.1/4.6/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 129.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2685 mm | 105.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1541 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1551 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4658 mm | 183.4 inches | |
| Width | 1814 mm | 71.4 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 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 | 14.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.03 kg/kW 31.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.1/4.6/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.1/4.6/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.1/21.7/18.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 39.8/61.4/51.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 33.1/51.1/42.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 129.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.19 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 304755 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Opel Astra Saloon 1.4 added 2013-01-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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