The Vauxhall Ventora is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
The Ventora forms part of Vauxhall's V72|94000 FE series of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 114.9 bhp (116 PS/86 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 191 N·m (141 lb·ft/19.5 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
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) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4554 mm | 179.3 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2793 cc (170.439 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.73 × 82.55 mm
3.34 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
116 PS (114.9 bhp) (86 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
191 Nm (141 ft·lb) (19.5 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30.7 kW/litre 41.7 ps/litre 41.1 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.39 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 859.4 kPa (124.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.5 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 584133 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 94869 | ||
| Model family | V72|94000 FE | ||
| RAC rating | 26.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Vauxhall Ventora added 2019-01-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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