The Opel Senator 3.0E is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 5800 rpm and 248 N·m (183 lb·ft/25.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1495 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 205 km/h which is 127 mph.
Full specs
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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 | 1495 kg | 3296 lb | |
| 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 | 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 | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 248 Nm (183 ft·lb) (25.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.2 kW/litre 61.5 ps/litre 60.6 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.53 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo LE-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1049.7 kPa (152.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.71 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.89 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 31.86 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.14 kg/kW 18.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70444 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Opel Senator 3.0E Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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