Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi review - data
Vauxhall Astra 1.8 16v SRi Road Test
Test date 06 April 2004
Price as tested £16,235
For Interesting design, good handling, decent ride
Against Unenthusiastic engine, SRi no hot hatch
How much ?
- Price as tested £16,235
- Price as tested £17,445
How fast
- 0-30mph 3 sec
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph 30.5 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
17 / 81 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
30.5 / 100 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
5.9 / 7.8
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
7.6 / 11.3 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
11.6 sec
- 60-0mph
2.4 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
28.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
32 / 14.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
36.2 / 26.9 mpg
- CO2 emissions
185 g/km
How big?
- Length
4249 mm
- Width
1753 mm
- Height
1460 mm
- Wheelbase
2614 mm
- Weight
1248 kg
- Fuel tank
52.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In-line , 1796 cc
- Max power 125 bhp at 5600 rpm
- Max torque 125 ft at 3800 rpm
- Specific output 70bhp/litr bhp per litre
- Power to weight 100bhp/ton bhp per tonne
- Installation F transverse
- Bore/stoke 80.5x88.2 mm
- Compression ratio 10.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyldohc
- Ignition and fuel Multi-point sequential fuel injection with air mass metering , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.73 / 5
- 2nd 2.14 / 8.7
- 3rd 1.41 / 13.2
- 4th 1.12 / 16.6
- 5th 0.89 / 20.9
- 6th no data
- Final drive 3.94
Suspension
- Front McPherson strut, coils spring, anti-roll bar
- Rear Torsion beam, coil springs
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, electro-hydraulic power assistance
- Lock to lock 2.50
Brakes
- Front 280mm ventilated discs
- Rear 264mm discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7.0Jx17in in
- Size rear 7.0Jx17in in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 215/45 R17
- Tyres rear 215/45 R17
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