The Senator 2.5i is a car from Vauxhall, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Senator 2.5i is part of Vauxhall's V88 series.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 205 N·m (151 lb·ft/20.9 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1425 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h or 124 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 7.0/8.6/13.8 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 sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2731 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4844 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1763 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1425 kg | 3142 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.12 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.64 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2490 cc (151.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 69.8 mm
3.43 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
205 Nm (151 ft·lb) (20.9 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.3 kW/litre 56.2 ps/litre 55.4 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.33 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LE2-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.6 kPa (150.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.85 kg/kW 23.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.0/8.6/13.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.0/8.6/13.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.3/11.6/7.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 40.4/32.8/20.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 33.6/27.4/17.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.650 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 93V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 93V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 269 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 564949 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | V88 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Vauxhall Senator 2.5i Automatic added 2018-11-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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