The Opel Corsa 1.4i is a 3 door hatchback style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 103 N·m (76 lb·ft/10.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 850 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 155 km/h, which is 96 mph.
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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| 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 | 850 kg | 1874 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1389 cc (84.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.6 × 73.4 mm
3.06 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
103 Nm (76 ft·lb) (10.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
31.7 kW/litre 43.1 ps/litre 42.5 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.15 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ro fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 931.8 kPa (135.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 36.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.32 kg/kW 32.27 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 1980 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Opel Corsa 1.4i added before December 1995. Last modified 2018-11-12. |
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