The Kadett Caravan is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon car with a front mounted engine, from Opel.
The Opel Kadett Caravan belongs to the Kadett A range of cars from Opel.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 39.5 bhp (40 PS/29.5 kW) at 5000 rpm and 71 N·m (52 lb·ft/7.2 kgm) at 2600-3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 720 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 120 km/h (75 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2325 mm | 91.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1209 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1214 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Length | 3923 mm | 154.4 inches | |
| Width | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Height | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 720 kg | 1587 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 33.2 litres | 7.3 [8.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 993 cc (60.597 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 61 mm
2.83 × 2.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 40 PS (39.5 bhp) (29.5 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 71 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.2 kgm) at 2600-3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 29.7 kW/litre 40.3 ps/litre 39.8 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.5 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 898.5 kPa (130.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 248.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.44 kg/kW 40.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4J x 12 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4J x 12 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.00 x 12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 x 12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 267487 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Kadett A | ||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Opel Kadett Caravan added 2012-03-11. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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