The Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4 is a front wheel drive car, with the powerplant located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 5600 rpm and 108 N·m (80 lb·ft/11 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 982 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 175 km/h or 109 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 5.0/6.3/9.2 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 | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 982 kg | 2165 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.9 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1389 cc (84.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.6 × 73.4 mm
3.06 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
108 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.3 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.75 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Pierburg 2E3 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 977.1 kPa (141.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.25 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 | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.8 kg/kW 29.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.0/6.3/9.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.0/6.3/9.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 20.0/15.9/10.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 56.5/44.8/30.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 47.0/37.3/25.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 TR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 TR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 201 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 564267 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4 added 2018-11-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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