This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 196 N·m (145 lb·ft/20 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1199 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 216 km/h (134 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 5.7/7.0/10.2 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 | 1199 kg | 2643 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
55.2 kW/litre 75.1 ps/litre 74.1 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.1 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic M2.5 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1232.7 kPa (178.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 | 216 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.86 kg/kW 18.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.7/7.0/10.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.7/7.0/10.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 17.5/14.3/9.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 49.6/40.4/27.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 41.3/33.6/23.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| 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 | 205/55 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.33 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 564245 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i GSi added 2018-11-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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