The Carlton 1.8i CD is an automobile from Vauxhall, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 150 N·m (111 lb·ft/15.3 kgm) at 4600 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1235 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h (118 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 5.7/7.1/11.0 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 | 1235 kg | 2723 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 | 14 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.59 kg/kW 24.37 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.7/7.1/11.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.7/7.1/11.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 17.5/14.1/9.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 49.6/39.8/25.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 41.3/33.1/21.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 564333 | ||
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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 Automatic added 2018-11-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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