The Corsa 1.0 is a front wheel drive hatchback car with a front mounted engine, produced by Opel.
The Opel Corsa 1.0 belongs to the Corsa B range of cars from Opel.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 82 N·m (60 lb·ft/8.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 885 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 150 km/h (93 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 7.6/4.8/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 138.0 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 | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1388 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Length | 3729 mm | 146.8 inches | |
| Width | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 885 kg | 1951 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 973 cc (59.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72.5 × 78.6 mm
2.85 × 3.09 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 82 Nm (60 ft·lb) (8.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.4 kW/litre 56.3 ps/litre 55.5 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.28 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1059 kPa (153.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 324.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 18 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.98 kg/kW 36.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.6/4.8/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.6/4.8/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.2/20.8/17.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 37.2/58.9/48.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.9/49.0/40.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 138.0 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 145/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 748033 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Corsa B | ||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Opel Corsa 1.0 added 2022-06-24. Last modified 2022-06-24. |
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