This automobile has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 57 bhp (58 PS/43 kW) at 5600 rpm and 85 Nm (63 lbft/8.7 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed semi-automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 980 kg.
The Opel Corsa Eco 1.0 is said to be able to attain a top speed of 157 km/h (98 mph), stated fuel consumption is 6.5/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 118.0 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) | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1408 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Length | 3817 mm | 150.3 inches | |
| Width | 1646 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| 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 | 1.0 ECOTEC | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
58 PS (57 bhp) (43 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
85 Nm (63 ft·lb) (8.7 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.7 kW/litre 59.4 ps/litre 58.6 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.36 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1097.8 kPa (159.2 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 | 18.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 157 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 58.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 43.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 58.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.06 kg/kW 38.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/25.0/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/70.6/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/58.8/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 118.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/80 R 13 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/80 R 13 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed semi-automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99803 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Opel Corsa Eco 1.0 Easytronic added 2002-10-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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