The Opel Vectra OPC is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.8 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) at 5500 rpm and 355 Nm (262 lbft/36.2 kgm) at 1800-4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum speed stated is 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 15.5/7.4/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 250.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4642 mm | 182.8 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1449 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | 2.8 ECOTEC | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 74.8 mm
3.5 × 2.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 355 Nm (262 ft·lb) (36.2 kgm) at 1800-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 73.7 kW/litre 100.2 ps/litre 98.9 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
127.15 Nm/litre
1.54 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1597.8 kPa (231.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.5/7.4/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.5/7.4/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/13.5/9.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.2/38.2/27.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.2/31.8/22.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 250.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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 | 11.50 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 | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 153571 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Opel Vectra OPC added 2007-02-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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