The Opel Monza 2.8 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 5200 rpm and 218 N·m (161 lb·ft/22.2 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1375 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2668 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 4692 mm | 184.7 inches | |
| Width | 1734 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1375 kg | 3031 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2784 cc (169.89 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 69.8 mm
3.62 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
218 Nm (161 ft·lb) (22.2 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.3 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 DVG 4 A1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 984 kPa (142.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 464 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.36 kg/kW 22.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.TrailLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 R 14 88H | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 R 14 88H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 146322 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Opel Monza 2.8 Automatic added 2006-09-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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