Opel Lotus Omega is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Opel Lotus Omega's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 377 bhp (382 PS/281 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 568 N·m (419 lb·ft/57.9 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1663 kg.
Top claimed speed is 283 km/h, which equates to 176 mph, official fuel consumption is 8.1/10.3/16.1 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2731 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1447 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4686 mm | 184.5 inches | |
| Width | 1933 mm | 76.1 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1663 kg | 3666 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.308 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.24 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel/Lotus | ||
| Engine code | C 36 GET 24 V | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3615 cc (220.601 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 85 mm
3.74 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
382 PS (377 bhp) (281 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
568 Nm (419 ft·lb) (57.9 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
77.8 kW/litre 105.7 ps/litre 104.3 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
157.12 Nm/litre
1.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium head; cast-iron block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ro fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1974.5 kPa (286.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 602.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 Garrett T25 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.5 s
@ 111 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 24 s
@ 225 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 283 km/h (176 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 229.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 169.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 226.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.92 kg/kW 9.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.1/10.3/16.1 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.1/10.3/16.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.3/9.7/6.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 34.9/27.4/17.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.0/22.8/14.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20790 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Opel Lotus Omega added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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