The Vauxhall Victor 2300 SL is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The Victor 2300 SL is part of Vauxhall's V72|94000 FE range of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 186 N·m (137 lb·ft/19 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 1116 kg at the kerb.
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) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Length | 4554 mm | 179.3 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1116 kg | 2460 lb | |
| 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 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2279 cc (139.073 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97.54 × 76.2 mm
3.84 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.4 kW/litre 44 ps/litre 43.4 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.61 Nm/litre
0.99 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) | 1025.6 kPa (148.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 569.75 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 89.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.12 kg/kW 25.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.40S x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40S x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 584012 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 94569 | ||
| Model family | V72|94000 FE | ||
| RAC rating | 23.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Vauxhall Victor 2300 SL added 2019-01-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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