This automobile has a 3 door estate/station wagon type body with a front positioned engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Opel Kadett Caravan is an overhead valve, 1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 40 bhp (40.6 PS/29.8 kW) at 5400 rpm and 68.6 N·m (51 lb·ft/7 kgm) at 2600-3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 820 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2390 mm | 94.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4138 mm | 162.9 inches | |
| Width | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 820 kg | 1808 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] 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 (DIN) |
40.6 PS (40 bhp) (29.8 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
68.6 Nm (51 ft·lb) (7 kgm) at 2600-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30 kW/litre 40.8 ps/litre 40.3 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
69.08 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 868.1 kPa (125.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 49.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 36.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 48.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 27.49 kg/kW 45.92 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 3.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LongTrailRA.CS.TLB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 69014 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Opel Kadett Caravan added 1996-05-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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