The Opel Kadett GTE Coupé is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.9 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 5400 rpm and 149 Nm (110 lbft/15.2 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 915 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2394 mm | 94.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Length | 4121 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 915 kg | 2017 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 44.3 litres | 9.7 [11.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1897 cc (115.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 69.8 mm
3.66 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
149 Nm (110 ft·lb) (15.2 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.3 kW/litre 56.1 ps/litre 55.4 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.55 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 987 kPa (143.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474.25 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 116.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.69 kg/kW 19.52 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1865 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70114 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Opel Kadett GTE Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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