The Opel Omega Caravan 2.6 V6 is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.6 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 6000 rpm and 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
Stated kerb weight is 1733 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 221 km/h or 137 mph.
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 | 1545 mm | 60.8 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 | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2597 cc (158.479 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.2 × 79.6 mm
3.28 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.7 kW/litre 70.3 ps/litre 69.3 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
92.41 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic M 3.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1161.3 kPa (168.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 432.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 221 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.91 kg/kW 21.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74855 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Opel Omega Caravan 2.6 V6 added 2001-02-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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