The Opel Meriva Essentia 1.6 is a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle-bodied car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 5400 rpm and 138 Nm (102 lbft/14.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1350 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 170 km/h or 106 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 10.5/6.2/7.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 187.0 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 | 1350 kg | 2976 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 | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.5 mm
3.11 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
39.7 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
86.36 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1085.2 kPa (157.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.3 kg/kW 35.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/6.2/7.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/6.2/7.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/16.1/12.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/45.6/36.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/37.9/30.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 187.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CompoundLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 15 H | ||
| 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 | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108856 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Opel Meriva Essentia 1.6 added 2003-03-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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