This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
The Vectra 1.6 is part of Opel's Vectra C range of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) at 6000 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1395 kg.
Top stated speed is 194 km/h, which equates to 121 mph, stated fuel consumption is 9.1/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 163.0 g/km.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4611 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1395 kg | 3075 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| 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 | 105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.7 ps/litre 64.8 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.87 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1179.6 kPa (171.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 | 12.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 194 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.07 kg/kW 30.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.1/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.1/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.0/18.2/14.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.0/51.4/41.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.8/42.8/34.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 163.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 569459 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Vectra C | ||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Opel Vectra 1.6 added 2018-11-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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