Opel Corsa OPC is a car that has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Powering the Opel Corsa OPC is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) at 5850 rpm and 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 1980-5800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1203 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h (140 mph), official fuel consumption is 10.5/6.4/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 190.0 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 | 2511 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Length | 4040 mm | 159.1 inches | |
| Width | 1713 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Height | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1203 kg | 2652 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | 1.6 ECOTEC TURBO | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.5 mm
3.11 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 5850 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 1980-5800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 88.2 kW/litre 119.9 ps/litre 118.3 bhp/litre 1.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
143.93 Nm/litre
1.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1808.7 kPa (262.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.54 kg/kW 14.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/6.4/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/6.4/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/15.6/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/44.1/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/36.8/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 190.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 215/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 264 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 155727 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Opel Corsa OPC added 2007-03-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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