This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) at 5600 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1210 kg.
The Vauxhall Carlton 1.8i CD is claimed to manage a top speed of 195 km/h (121 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 5.4/7.0/10.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 2731 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4686 mm | 184.5 inches | |
| Width | 1773 mm | 69.8 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1210 kg | 2668 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.58 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.8 × 79.5 mm
3.34 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.1 kW/litre 64.1 ps/litre 63.2 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.52 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1049.5 kPa (152.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 69.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.3 kg/kW 23.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.4/7.0/10.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.4/7.0/10.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 18.5/14.3/9.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 52.3/40.4/26.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 43.6/33.6/22.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 564399 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Vauxhall Carlton 1.8i CD added 2018-11-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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