The Opel Rekord Diesel is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 65 bhp (66 PS/48 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1255 kg.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2667 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4597 mm | 181 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1255 kg | 2767 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2260 cc (137.914 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 85 mm
3.62 × 3.35 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 66 PS (65 bhp) (48 kW) at 4200 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | 126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
||
| Specific output | 21.4 kW/litre 29.2 ps/litre 28.8 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
55.75 Nm/litre
0.67 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 700.6 kPa (101.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.89 kg/kW 43.25 lb/bhp |
||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71115 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1978 Opel Rekord Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||