The Toyota Avensis 1.8 is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the front wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 109 bhp (111 PS/81 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1175 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h or 121 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 176.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2630 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4490 mm | 176.8 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1175 kg | 2590 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 7A-FE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1762 cc (107.524 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 85.5 mm
3.19 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 111 PS (109 bhp) (81 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.97 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1105.4 kPa (160.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 440.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.46 kg/kW 24.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 176.0 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 | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/65 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 89023 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Toyota Avensis 1.8 added 2001-11-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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