The Vectra Caravan 1.8 is a front wheel drive estate/station wagon passenger car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Opel.
Powering the Opel Vectra Caravan 1.8 is a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 6000 rpm and 167 N·m (123 lb·ft/17 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1490 kg.
The Opel Vectra Caravan 1.8 is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 199 km/h (124 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 11.0/6.1/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 190.0 g/km.
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 | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4822 mm | 189.8 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.24 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | 1.8 ECOTEC | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 88.2 mm
3.17 × 3.47 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
49.8 kW/litre 67.7 ps/litre 66.8 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
92.98 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1168.5 kPa (169.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 199 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.65 kg/kW 27.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.0/6.1/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.0/6.1/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.1/16.4/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.7/46.3/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.4/38.6/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 190.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 285 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 120670 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Opel Vectra Caravan 1.8 added 2004-06-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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