The VX 4/90 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front located engine, manufactured by Vauxhall.
Powering the Vauxhall VX 4/90 is an overhead valve, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 71.5 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) at 5200 rpm and 123 N·m (91 lb·ft/12.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1003 kg.
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 | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Length | 4401 mm | 173.3 inches | |
| Width | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1003 kg | 2211 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1508 cc (92.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.4 × 76.2 mm
3.13 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
72 PS (71.5 bhp) (53 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
123 Nm (91 ft·lb) (12.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.4 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
81.56 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1025 kPa (148.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377 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 72.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.81 kg/kW 31.42 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1884 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51095 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Vauxhall VX 4/90 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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