Opel Kadett Special Estate is a car that has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 1.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that develops 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 83 N·m (61 lb·ft/8.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual 'box.
Stated 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 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4138 mm | 162.9 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 820 kg | 1808 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1196 cc (72.984 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 61 mm
3.11 × 2.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
83 Nm (61 ft·lb) (8.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.3 kW/litre 46.6 ps/litre 46 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
69.4 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 872.1 kPa (126.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299 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 68.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.99 kg/kW 33.4 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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| 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.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 | 71214 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Opel Kadett Special Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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