This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 53 bhp (54 PS/40 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 96 N·m (71 lb·ft/9.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1096 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 138 km/h, which is 86 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 5.5/7.9/7.4 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 estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4326 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1687 mm | 66.4 inches | |
| Height | 1408 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1096 kg | 2416 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 diesel | ||
| 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) |
54 PS (53 bhp) (40 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
96 Nm (71 ft·lb) (9.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60.08 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | indirect diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 754.9 kPa (109.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 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 | 138 km/h (86 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 49.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 36.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 48.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 27.73 kg/kW 46.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.5/7.9/7.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.5/7.9/7.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 18.2/12.7/13.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 51.4/35.8/38.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 42.8/29.8/31.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 201 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 590425 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Vauxhall Cavalier Estate 1600D L added 2019-01-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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