The Vauxhall Velox III is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.7 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 95 bhp (96 PS/71 kW) at 4800 rpm and 187 Nm (138 lbft/19.1 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1193 kg.
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 | 2667 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4509 mm | 177.5 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1193 kg | 2630 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48.9 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2651 cc (161.774 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.6 × 82.6 mm
3.25 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
96 PS (95 bhp) (71 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
187 Nm (138 ft·lb) (19.1 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
26.7 kW/litre 36.3 ps/litre 35.8 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
70.54 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 886.4 kPa (128.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.84 kg/kW 28.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1548 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51062 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Vauxhall Velox III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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