This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 62.2 bhp (63 PS/46 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 1400 rpm.
A 3 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1114 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 132 km/h, which is 82 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2616 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Length | 4372 mm | 172.1 inches | |
| Width | 1689 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1114 kg | 2456 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2262 cc (138.036 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.37 × 76.2 mm
3.12 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 63 PS (62.2 bhp) (46 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 1400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 20.5 kW/litre 27.9 ps/litre 27.5 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
68.52 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 861.1 kPa (124.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 13.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 22 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 132 km/h (82 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 56.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 41.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 55.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.02 kg/kW 40.12 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.12 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50963 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Vauxhall Cresta added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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