Opel Omega Evolution 500 is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 227 bhp (230 PS/169 kW) at 6700 rpm and 280 Nm (207 lbft/28.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual 'box.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1562 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 230 km/h, or 143 mph, official fuel consumption is 14.5/7.8/9.5 l/100km urban / 90km/h / 120km/h.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2730 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1484 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4742 mm | 186.7 inches | |
| Width | 1775 mm | 69.9 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1562 kg | 3444 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.25 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.70 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2969 cc (181.179 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 69.8 mm
3.74 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 230 PS (227 bhp) (169 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57 kW/litre 77.5 ps/litre 76.5 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.31 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic M 1.5 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.1 kPa (171.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 18.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 147.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 108.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 145.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.23 kg/kW 15.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.5/7.8/9.5 l/100km urban / 90km/h / 120km/h | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.5/7.8/9.5 l/100km urban/90kmph/120kmph | ||
| km/litre | 6.9/12.8/10.5 km/l urban/90kmph/120kmph | ||
| UK MPG | 19.5/36.2/29.7 UK MPG urban/90kmph/120kmph | ||
| US MPG | 16.2/30.2/24.8 US MPG urban/90kmph/120kmph | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 235/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 235/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 146674 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Opel Omega Evolution 500 added 2006-09-11. Last modified 2019-01-19. |
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