The Opel Senator 2.5E is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 186 N·m (137 lb·ft/19 kgm) at 4600 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Top claimed speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
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 | 2683 mm | 105.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1447 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 4839 mm | 190.5 inches | |
| Width | 1722 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Height | 1388 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.39 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2490 cc (151.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 69.8 mm
3.43 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.7 kW/litre 55.4 ps/litre 54.6 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
74.7 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.7 kPa (136.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| 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 | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.LTrLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.MLS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70422 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Opel Senator 2.5E Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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