The Kadett GT/E Coupé is a motor vehicle from Opel, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Opel Kadett GT/E Coupé's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 159 N·m (117 lb·ft/16.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 920 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h, which is 118 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2390 mm | 94.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Length | 4130 mm | 162.6 inches | |
| Width | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 920 kg | 2028 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 | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1979 cc (120.766 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 69.8 mm
3.74 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
159 Nm (117 ft·lb) (16.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.3 kW/litre 58.9 ps/litre 58.1 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.34 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1009.6 kPa (146.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.75 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 | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.73 kg/kW 17.92 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LongTrailRA.CS.TLB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38247 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Opel Kadett GT/E Coupé added 1996-05-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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