The Vauxhall Viva De Luxe 90 is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
It forms part of Vauxhall's Viva HB series of cars.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 59.5 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5600 rpm and 87 Nm (64 lbft/8.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a stated 794 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 | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2433 mm | 95.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Length | 4104 mm | 161.6 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 794 kg | 1750 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 | 1.2 litre 1159 cc (70.727 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.8 × 60.96 mm
3.06 × 2.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
60 PS (59.5 bhp) (44 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
87 Nm (64 ft·lb) (8.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
38.3 kW/litre 52.1 ps/litre 51.3 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
75.06 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex CD carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 943.3 kPa (136.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 289.75 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.9 kg/kW 29.89 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4J x 12 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4J x 12 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.50 x 12 4PLY | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50 x 12 4PLY | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 562430 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Viva HB | ||
| RAC rating | 15.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Vauxhall Viva De Luxe 90 added 2018-11-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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