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Opel Diplomat A  

1964-1967, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
64-67: V8/16V 9.25:1 4638cc.(283ci)

190DIN-hp

@4600rpm

41.0 hp/l 4bbl 256lb-ft. (347Nm)

@3000rpm

66-67: V8/16V 10.5:1 5354cc.(327ci)

230DIN-hp

@4700rpm

43.0 hp/l 4bbl 315lb-ft. (427Nm)

@3100rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
4.6l190hp: 198kph/123mph ?s 11.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

19.0 l/100km12.4 mpg
5.4l230hp: 200kph/124mph ?s 10.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

20.0 l/100km11.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 7.00 H15
transmission/drive wheel: 2-speed automatic/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4948 x 1902 x 1454 mm (194.8 x 74.9 x 57.2 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2845 mm - 1494/1510 mm (112.0 in - 58.8/59.4 in)
some calculations: base aera: 9.41 m² (101.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.28 m² (~24.5 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 13.68 m³ (483.0 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1590 kg (3505 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 6.9 - 8.4 kg/hp (15.2 - 18.4 lb/hp) 119 - 145 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 18,050 - 20,010 DM (1967) 
production: 9,152

   

The Kapitän A, Admiral A and Diplomat A succeded the Kapitän P2.6 (1959-1963). Opel promoted them as
"Die großen Drei" (= the big three). The "KAD A" was really comparable to a Mercedes in that time, but due to a
lack of image it couldn't sell in the same number.

Pictures taken in 1999 in Rüsselsheim, Germany
 
  Opel Diplomat A 1964-1967          
             

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