The Opel Meriva 1.4 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle body.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.4 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5600 rpm and 125 Nm (92 lbft/12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1330 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 168 km/h (104 mph), stated fuel consumption is 8.3/5.3/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 154.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2630 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1449 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4042 mm | 159.1 inches | |
| Width | 1694 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1624 mm | 63.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1330 kg | 2932 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.34 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.75 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | 1.4 TWINPORT ECOTEC | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1364 cc (83.236 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73.4 × 80.6 mm
2.89 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
48.7 kW/litre 66.2 ps/litre 65.2 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
91.64 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Motronic MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1151.6 kPa (167 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 341 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 168 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 66.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.04 kg/kW 33.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.3/5.3/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.3/5.3/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.0/18.9/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.0/53.3/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.3/44.4/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 154.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| 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 | 3.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CompoundLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 143638 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Opel Meriva 1.4 (2005) added 2006-07-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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