The Wyvern is a car from Vauxhall, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Vauxhall Wyvern's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 45.5 bhp (46.1 PS/33.9 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 104 N·m (77 lb·ft/10.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
The Vauxhall Wyvern weighs a claimed 1027 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 | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2616 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4337 mm | 170.7 inches | |
| Width | 1692 mm | 66.6 inches | |
| Height | 1607 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1027 kg | 2264 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1508 cc (92.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.37 × 76.2 mm
3.12 × 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 | 46.1 PS (45.5 bhp) (33.9 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 104 Nm (77 ft·lb) (10.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 22.5 kW/litre 30.6 ps/litre 30.2 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
68.97 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 866.6 kPa (125.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 44.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 33.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 44.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.27 kg/kW 50.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | LT/LT-O-L.H | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 650 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51051 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Vauxhall Wyvern added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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