The Vectra Caravan Comfort 2.5 V6 is a front wheel drive estate/station wagon car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Opel.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1510 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 223 km/h or 139 mph.
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) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4490 mm | 176.8 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1510 kg | 3329 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2597 cc (158.479 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.2 × 79.6 mm
3.28 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.8 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.26 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic M 3.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1209.7 kPa (175.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 432.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 223 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.91 kg/kW 19.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 2.970 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 75284 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Opel Vectra Caravan Comfort 2.5 V6 added 2001-02-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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