The Vauxhall Astra 1.4i Turbo is a front wheel drive road car, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
It forms part of Vauxhall's Astra K family of cars.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.4 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 4000-5600 rpm and 245 Nm (181 lbft/25 kgm) at 2000-3500 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1278 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 204 km/h which is 127 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 7.1/4.4/5.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 124.0 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 | 2662 mm | 104.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1548 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4370 mm | 172 inches | |
| Width | 1809 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1278 kg | 2818 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.285 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1399 cc (85.372 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 81.3 mm
2.91 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 4000-5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 2000-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.6 kW/litre 89.1 ps/litre 87.9 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.13 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2200.7 kPa (319.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.93 kg/kW 23.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.1/4.4/5.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.1/4.4/5.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.1/22.7/18.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 39.8/64.2/52.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 33.1/53.5/43.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 124.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 264 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 566951 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Astra K | ||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Vauxhall Astra 1.4i Turbo added 2018-11-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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