The Omega Caravan 2.5 V6 is a motor car from Opel, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 6000 rpm and 227 Nm (167 lbft/23.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1733 kg, the Opel Omega Caravan 2.5 V6 dispatches the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 11 seconds and the standing kilometre in 32.5 seconds.
The Opel Omega Caravan 2.5 V6 is claimed to achieve a top speed of 212 km/h which is 132 mph, official fuel consumption is 15.9/8.3/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 268.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2730 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4898 mm | 192.8 inches | |
| Width | 1776 mm | 69.9 inches | |
| Height | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1733 kg | 3821 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.73 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | X25XE | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 54° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.6 × 79.6 mm
3.21 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 227 Nm (167 ft·lb) (23.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.2 kW/litre 68.2 ps/litre 67.3 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.87 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic 2.8.1 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1141.9 kPa (165.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.83 kg/kW 23.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.9/8.3/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.9/8.3/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/12.0/9.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.8/34.0/25.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.8/28.3/21.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 268.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.STA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 198902 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Opel Omega Caravan 2.5 V6 Automatic added 2009-07-02. Last modified 2013-03-20. |
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