This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 66 bhp (67 PS/49 kW) at 4600 rpm and 132 Nm (97 lbft/13.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Claimed kerb weight is 960 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Length | 3729 mm | 146.8 inches | |
| Width | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1488 cc (90.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 82 mm
2.99 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EEC) |
67 PS (66 bhp) (49 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
33.1 kW/litre 45 ps/litre 44.4 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
88.71 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1114.8 kPa (161.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.51 kg/kW 32.58 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 573793 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Vauxhall Corsa 1.5 TD GLS added 2018-12-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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