Vauxhall VX 4/90 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 112 bhp (114 PS/84 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 172 N·m (127 lb·ft/17.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1037 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 163 km/h or 101 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) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4486 mm | 176.6 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1313 mm | 51.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1037 kg | 2286 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.7% 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 | 2 litre 1975 cc (120.522 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.2 × 69.3 mm
3.75 × 2.73 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.37 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
114 PS (112 bhp) (84 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
42.3 kW/litre 57.5 ps/litre 56.7 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
87.09 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze-St carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1094.4 kPa (158.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.75 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 163 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.42 kg/kW 20.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| 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 | 4.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TraiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.TraiA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28160 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Vauxhall VX 4/90 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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