The Opel Insignia 1.6 ECOTEC is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) at 6000 rpm and 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The Opel Insignia 1.6 ECOTEC weighs a claimed 1503 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 192 km/h (119 mph), official fuel consumption is 10.6/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 179.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2737 mm | 107.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4830 mm | 190.2 inches | |
| Width | 1856 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1503 kg | 3314 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53 kW/litre 72 ps/litre 71 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1218.9 kPa (176.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 192 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.76 kg/kW 29.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.6/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.6/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/16.9/13.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.6/47.9/37.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.2/39.9/30.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 179.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| 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 | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 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 | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 182721 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Opel Insignia 1.6 ECOTEC added 2008-07-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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