This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The 2.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that develops 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1520 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 226 km/h or 140 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 14.0/7.8/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 240.0 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 | 2637 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4490 mm | 176.8 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.1 kW/litre 75 ps/litre 73.9 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.41 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1161.3 kPa (168.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 226 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 128.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.62 kg/kW 17.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.0/7.8/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.0/7.8/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.1/12.8/9.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.2/36.2/28.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.8/30.2/23.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 240.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.05 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 570185 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Opel Vectra Caravan i500 added 2018-11-21. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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