This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 120 N·m (89 lb·ft/12.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 997 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 | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4488 mm | 176.7 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1331 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 997 kg | 2198 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1597 cc (97.455 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.7 × 69.2 mm
3.37 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
120 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
36.9 kW/litre 50.2 ps/litre 49.5 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
75.14 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 944.2 kPa (137 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.25 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 80.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.92 kg/kW 28.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 4.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.LowerTrailLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.TA.TorqueA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50732 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Vauxhall Victor SL Super Saloon added 1999-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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