The Opel Corsa Eco 1.0 is a front wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
The 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5600 rpm and 88 Nm (65 lbft/9 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The Opel Corsa Eco 1.0 weighs a quoted 980 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 159 km/h (99 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 6.3/3.9/4.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 115.0 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 | 2491 mm | 98.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1426 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 3839 mm | 151.1 inches | |
| Width | 1646 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 44 litres | 9.7 [11.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.02 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 998 cc (60.902 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73.4 × 78.6 mm
2.89 × 3.09 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
88 Nm (65 ft·lb) (9 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
44.1 kW/litre 59.9 ps/litre 59.1 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
88.18 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Motronic MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1108.1 kPa (160.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 332.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 18.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 60.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.27 kg/kW 37.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.3/3.9/4.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.3/3.9/4.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.9/25.6/20.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 44.8/72.4/58.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 37.3/60.3/49.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 115.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 2.720 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TwBeam.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118646 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Opel Corsa Eco 1.0 Easytronic added 2004-04-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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