The Vauxhall Victor SL Super Saloon is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 83 bhp (84 PS/62 kW) at 5800 rpm and 122 Nm (90 lbft/12.4 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 997 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 154 km/h or 96 mph.
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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
122 Nm (90 ft·lb) (12.4 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
38.8 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 52 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
76.39 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 960 kPa (139.2 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 | 154 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.11 kg/kW 26.91 lb/bhp |
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| 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 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 | 50985 | ||
| Production total | |||
| 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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