This automobile has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 5300 rpm and 186 Nm (137 lbft/19 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1234 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 174 km/h (108 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2679 mm | 105.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1431 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Length | 4610 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1726 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1234 kg | 2721 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2490 cc (151.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 69.8 mm
3.43 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.9 kW/litre 52.9 ps/litre 52.2 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
74.7 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.7 kPa (136.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 34.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 174 km/h (108 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.73 kg/kW 21.26 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71621 | ||
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| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Opel Commodore GS Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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