This automobile has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front located engine delivering power to the front wheels.
The Astra 1.4i L is part of Vauxhall's Astra F model series.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.4 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5200 rpm and 103 Nm (76 lbft/10.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 968 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 159 km/h, which equates to 99 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 5.1/6.6/8.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2517 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4051 mm | 159.5 inches | |
| Width | 1689 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 968 kg | 2134 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1389 cc (84.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.6 × 73.4 mm
3.06 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
103 Nm (76 ft·lb) (10.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
31.7 kW/litre 43.1 ps/litre 42.5 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
74.15 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester Multec fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 931.8 kPa (135.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 15 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22 kg/kW 36.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.1/6.6/8.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.1/6.6/8.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 19.6/15.2/11.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 55.4/42.8/32.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 46.1/35.6/27.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.110 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 201 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 566731 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Astra F | ||
| RAC rating | 14.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Vauxhall Astra 1.4i L added 2018-11-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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