This automobile has a 2 door roadster type body with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Vauxhall VX220 VXR belongs to the E01 range of cars from Vauxhall.
Its 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1005 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 249 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption is 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 202.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2330 mm | 91.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3790 mm | 149.2 inches | |
| Width | 1708 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1112 mm | 43.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1005 kg | 2216 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 81 kW/litre 110.1 ps/litre 108.6 bhp/litre 1.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.15 Nm/litre
1.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1886.8 kPa (273.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 218.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 161.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 215.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.21 kg/kW 10.37 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.4/15.4/11.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.7/43.5/33.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.8/36.2/27.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 202.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Yokohama AO48R 195/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama AO48R 225/45 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS' | ||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 120769 | ||
| Production total | 60 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E01 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Vauxhall VX220 VXR added 2004-06-17. Last modified 2018-11-15. |
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