This car has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 40 bhp (40.6 PS/29.8 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 65 N·m (48 lb·ft/6.6 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 785 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2395 mm | 94.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4122 mm | 162.3 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 785 kg | 1731 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.2 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) |
65 Nm (48 ft·lb) (6.6 kgm) at 3400 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) |
65.46 Nm/litre
0.79 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) | 822.6 kPa (119.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.32 kg/kW 43.96 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.CS. | ||
| 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 | 69091 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Opel Kadett Economy added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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