This car has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Vauxhall Carlton 2300D L's engine is a naturally aspirated diesel, 2.3 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1235 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 5.4/7.5/7.7 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 | 1235 kg | 2723 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 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) |
71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
23.1 kW/litre 31.4 ps/litre 31 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
59.73 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 750.6 kPa (108.9 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 57.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.66 kg/kW 39.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.4/7.5/7.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.4/7.5/7.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 18.5/13.3/13.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 52.3/37.7/36.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 43.6/31.4/30.5 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 | |||
| 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 | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 572044 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2300D L added 2018-12-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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