The Senator 3.0i 24v is a passenger car from Opel, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 204 bhp (207 PS/152 kW) at 6000 rpm and 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1570 kg.
The Opel Senator 3.0i 24v is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 224 km/h, or 139 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 | 2682 mm | 105.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4844 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1763 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1570 kg | 3461 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
207 PS (204 bhp) (152 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.2 kW/litre 69.7 ps/litre 68.7 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
90.94 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Mot fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1142.8 kPa (165.7 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) | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 22.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.32 kg/kW 17.24 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23991 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Opel Senator 3.0i 24v added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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