The Opel Vectra 1.6 is a 4 door saloon-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 128 N·m (94 lb·ft/13.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1198 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 175 km/h (109 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 10.4/5.7/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2637 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1459 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Length | 4495 mm | 177 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1198 kg | 2641 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.5 mm
3.11 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
128 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.5 kW/litre 47 ps/litre 46.3 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.1 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1006.6 kPa (146 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 62.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.71 kg/kW 36.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.4/5.7/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.4/5.7/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.6/17.5/13.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.2/49.6/38.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.6/41.3/31.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 165726 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Opel Vectra 1.6 added 2007-11-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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