The Vauxhall Viva 1300 L is a saloon with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.3 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 57 bhp (58 PS/43 kW) at 5600 rpm and 89 Nm (66 lbft/9.1 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 880 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2464 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 4138 mm | 162.9 inches | |
| Width | 1643 mm | 64.7 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 880 kg | 1940 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36.4 litres | 8 [9.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1256 cc (76.646 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 61 mm
3.19 × 2.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
58 PS (57 bhp) (43 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
89 Nm (66 ft·lb) (9.1 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.8 kW/litre 46 ps/litre 45.4 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.86 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze-St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 890.5 kPa (129.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 314 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 65.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.7 kg/kW 34.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 50996 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Vauxhall Viva 1300 L added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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