The Vectra Caravan 1.6 is a motor vehicle from Opel, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 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 supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1248 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 167 km/h or 104 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 10.7/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2637 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4490 mm | 176.8 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1248 kg | 2751 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 | 17 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 167 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.62 kg/kW 37.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.7/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/16.7/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/47.1/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/39.2/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 165671 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Opel Vectra Caravan 1.6 added 2007-11-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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