This car has a 4 door saloon type body with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1390 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 227 km/h (141 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 14.9/7.8/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 250.0 g/km.
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 | 2637 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4495 mm | 177 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2597 cc (158.479 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.2 × 79.6 mm
3.28 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.2 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.26 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPSFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1209.7 kPa (175.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 432.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 227 km/h (141 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.1 kg/kW 18.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.9/7.8/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.9/7.8/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.7/12.8/9.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.0/36.2/27.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.8/30.2/22.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 250.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 573859 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Vauxhall Vectra 2.6i 24v V6 CDX Automatic added 2018-12-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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