VAZ Lada Samara 1500 Cat is an automobile that has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.5 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) at 5550 rpm and 118 Nm (87 lbft/12 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The VAZ Lada Samara 1500 Cat weighs a claimed 925 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 155 km/h or 96 mph, official fuel consumption is 5.7/7.7/8.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4005 mm | 157.7 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1335 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 925 kg | 2039 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | VAZ | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 71 mm
3.23 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 5550 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.3 kW/litre 48 ps/litre 47.4 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.72 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 989.2 kPa (143.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.47 kg/kW 29.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.7/7.7/8.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.7/7.7/8.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 17.5/13.0/11.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 49.6/36.7/32.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 41.3/30.5/27.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/80 SR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/80 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28798 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 VAZ Lada Samara 1500 Cat added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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