The Opel Corsa 1.2 is a 5 door hatchback style road car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Opel Corsa 1.2's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 69 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 115 N·m (85 lb·ft/11.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The claimed kerb weight is 1163 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 162 km/h (101 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 7.3/4.8/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 131.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2510 mm | 98.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4021 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1775 mm | 69.9 inches | |
| Height | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1163 kg | 2564 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1229 cc (74.998 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73.4 × 72.6 mm
2.89 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 70 PS (69 bhp) (51 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 115 Nm (85 ft·lb) (11.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.9 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.57 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1175.9 kPa (170.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 307.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 162 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.6 kg/kW 37.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/4.8/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/4.8/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/20.8/17.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/58.9/49.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/49.0/41.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 131.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 559460 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Opel Corsa 1.2 added 2018-09-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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