Vauxhall Carlton 2.3 Diesel L is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.3 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) at 4400 rpm and 138 Nm (102 lbft/14.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Vauxhall Carlton 2.3 Diesel L weighs a quoted 1286 kg at the kerb.
The Vauxhall Carlton 2.3 Diesel L is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 163 km/h or 101 mph, official fuel consumption is 4.9/6.6/8.0 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 | 1286 kg | 2835 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.58 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2260 cc (137.914 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 85 mm
3.62 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
23.8 kW/litre 32.3 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
61.06 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch mechanical diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 767.3 kPa (111.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 19.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 163 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 56.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 41.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 55.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.95 kg/kW 40.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.9/6.6/8.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.9/6.6/8.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 20.4/15.2/12.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 57.6/42.8/35.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 48.0/35.6/29.4 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 TR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 TR 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 | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 564861 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2.3 Diesel L added 2018-11-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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