The Avenger 1.6 GL Estate is a passenger car from Talbot, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 69 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) at 4800 rpm and 123 Nm (91 lbft/12.5 kgm) at 2900 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 960 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2490 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Length | 4272 mm | 168.2 inches | |
| Width | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 44.6 litres | 9.8 [11.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.4 × 66.7 mm
3.44 × 2.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.31 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
70 PS (69 bhp) (51 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
123 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.5 kgm) at 2900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.2 kW/litre 43.8 ps/litre 43.2 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
76.97 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 967.2 kPa (140.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.66 kg/kW 31.17 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54351 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Talbot Avenger 1.6 GL Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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