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Opel Ascona B 400  

1979, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
79: i4/16V 9.7:1 2393cc.(146ci)

144DIN-hp

@5200rpm

60.2 hp/l FI 155lb-ft. (210Nm)

@3800rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.4l144hp: 200kph/124mph 5.1s 7.7s 21.7s ?s

15.5s@87mph/140kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 195/60 VR14
transmission/drive wheel: 5-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4315 x 1660 x 1360 mm (169.9 x 65.4 x 53.5 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2518 mm - 1387/1375 mm (99.1 in - 54.6/54.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.16 m² (77.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.86 m² (~20.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.74 m³ (344.0 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1080 kg (2381 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 7.5 kg/hp (16.5 lb/hp) 133 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 29,090 DM (1979) 
10,603 £ (1979) 
production: ~400

   

This was the second generation of the Opel Ascona-series (A: 1970-1975, B: 1975-1981 C: 1981-1988)
The Ascona-series was replaced by the Opel Vectra in 1988.

Pictures taken in 2003, 2007 and 2008 in Braunschweig or Hildesheim, Germany
 
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