The Corsa Sport 1.8 is a road car from Opel, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 6000 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lbft/16.8 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1110 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 202 km/h, which equates to 126 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 11.2/6.0/7.9 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 | 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 | 1110 kg | 2447 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 44 litres | 9.7 [11.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.01 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.64 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | 1.8 ECOTEC | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 88.2 mm
3.17 × 3.47 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.1 kW/litre 69.4 ps/litre 68.5 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.87 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1154.5 kPa (167.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.1 kg/kW 20.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.2/6.0/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/6.0/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/16.7/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/47.1/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/39.2/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 190.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/55 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/55 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101002 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | Z18XE | ||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Opel Corsa Sport 1.8 added 2002-10-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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