This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Senator 3.0i is part of Vauxhall's V88 series.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 174.5 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 5600 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1435 kg.
The Vauxhall Senator 3.0i is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 209 km/h or 130 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 7.1/8.7/14.6 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 | 1435 kg | 3164 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 | 3 litre 2969 cc (181.179 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 69.8 mm
3.74 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
177 PS (174.5 bhp) (130 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.8 kW/litre 59.6 ps/litre 58.8 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.84 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LE2-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1015.8 kPa (147.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 123.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.03 kg/kW 18.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.1/8.7/14.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.1/8.7/14.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.1/11.5/6.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 39.8/32.5/19.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 33.1/27.0/16.1 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 | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 565081 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | V88 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i Automatic added 2018-11-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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