The Cavalier Commander is a motor car from Vauxhall, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5800 rpm and 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 3800-4200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1025 kg.
The Vauxhall Cavalier Commander is claimed to achieve a top speed of 170 km/h or 106 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 5.7/7.6/9.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2574 mm | 101.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4264 mm | 167.9 inches | |
| Width | 1668 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1025 kg | 2260 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 79.5 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| 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 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 3800-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.5 kW/litre 56.5 ps/litre 55.7 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.85 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 990.8 kPa (143.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.44 kg/kW 25.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.7/7.6/9.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.7/7.6/9.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 17.5/13.2/10.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 49.6/37.2/28.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 41.3/30.9/24.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 HR 14 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 562342 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Vauxhall Cavalier Commander added 2018-10-29. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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