The Vauxhall Carlton 1800 L is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 143 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.6 kgm) at 3000-3400 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Vauxhall Carlton 1800 L weighs a claimed 1130 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 167 km/h, which equates to 104 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.8/9.0/10.4 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 | 2668 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4652 mm | 183.1 inches | |
| Width | 1726 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1130 kg | 2491 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
143 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.6 kgm) at 3000-3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37 kW/litre 50.2 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.62 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 GM Varajet II carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1000.6 kPa (145.1 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 167 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.03 kg/kW 28.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.8/9.0/10.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.8/9.0/10.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 14.7/11.1/9.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 41.5/31.4/27.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 34.6/26.1/22.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 246 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 231 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 571747 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Vauxhall Carlton 1800 L Automatic added 2018-12-06. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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