The Viva SL is a motor vehicle from Vauxhall, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Viva SL is part of Vauxhall's 93000 Viva HC family of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Vauxhall Viva SL weighs a stated 878 kg at the kerb.
The Vauxhall Viva SL is claimed to attain a top speed of 137 km/h or 85 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 | 2461 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1306 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 4115 mm | 162 inches | |
| Width | 1643 mm | 64.7 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 136 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 878 kg | 1936 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1159 cc (70.727 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.8 × 60.9 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 (gross) |
73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
46.3 kW/litre 63 ps/litre 62.1 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
81.97 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith 30IZ carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1030 kPa (149.4 psi) | ||
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| 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) | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 17.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 137 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.35 kg/kW 27.32 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.20 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.20 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 217 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 | 563761 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 93569 | ||
| Model family | 93000 Viva HC | ||
| RAC rating | 15.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Vauxhall Viva SL added 2018-11-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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