The Opel Corsa 1.5 Diesel is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) at 3500 rpm and 250 Nm (184 lbft/25.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1165 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 188 km/h or 117 mph, stated fuel consumption is 3.7/2.9/3.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 85.0 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 | 2538 mm | 99.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4060 mm | 159.8 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1165 kg | 2568 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.13 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | PSA | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 84.8 mm
2.95 × 3.34 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 3500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
166.78 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2095.8 kPa (304 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 188 km/h (117 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.47 kg/kW 25.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 3.7/2.9/3.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 3.7/2.9/3.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 27.0/34.5/31.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 76.3/97.4/88.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 63.6/81.1/73.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 85.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | A | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A+ | ||
| 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 | 195/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 622193 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2019 Opel Corsa 1.5 Diesel added 2019-12-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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