The Opel KARL Rocks is a front wheel drive car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1 litre naturally aspirated 3 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) at 6500 rpm and 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Top stated speed is 168 km/h (104 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 6.1 l/100km combined WLTP, and carbon dioxide emissions are 139.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2385 mm | 93.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1396 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1404 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 3676 mm | 144.7 inches | |
| Width | 1632 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Height | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 32 litres | 7 [8.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 77.4 mm
2.91 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.7 kW/litre 73.1 ps/litre 72.1 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.1 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195 kPa (173.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 168 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.1 l/100km combined WLTP | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.1 l/100km WLTP | ||
| km/litre | 16.4 km/l WLTP | ||
| UK MPG | 46.3 UK MPG WLTP | ||
| US MPG | 38.6 US MPG WLTP | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 139.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/55 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/55 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 567831 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Opel KARL Rocks added 2018-11-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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