Road Test
Vauxhall Carlton (90-91)
Test date Wednesday, November 28, 1990
Price as tested £48,000
For Amazing pace, power and brakes
Against Cabin quality
How much ?
- Price as tested £48,000
- Price as tested £48,000
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.4 sec
- 0-60mph 5.1 sec
- 0-100mph 11.1 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
3.8 sec
- 0-400m
13.5 / 111 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
24 / 140 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.2 / 5.5
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.1 / 8.5 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.7 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
164 mph
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
14.3 mpg
- Test best/worst
22.3 / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
no data / 17.6 mpg
- CO2 emissions
no data
How big?
- Length
4768 mm
- Width
1933 mm
- Height
1435 mm
- Wheelbase
2730 mm
- Weight
1655 kg
- Fuel tank
75.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 6 cyls , 3615 cc
- Max power no data
- Max torque no data
- Specific output no data
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke no data
- Compression ratio no data
- Valve gear no data
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type U-speed Manual
- 1st 2.68 / 8.2
- 2nd 1.8 / 12.2
- 3rd 1.29 / 17
- 4th 1 / 22
- 5th 0.75 / 29.4
- 6th 0.5 / 44.1
- Final drive 3.45
Suspension
- Front Independent, MacPherson struts, coil springs, twin-tube dampers, anti-roll bar
- Rear Multi-link, semi-trailing arms, progressive rate coil springs, twin-tube dampers, self-levelling
Steering
- Type Recirculating ball, power assisted
- Lock to lock 2.60
Brakes
- Front 330mm ventilated discs
- Rear 300mm discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5x17in in
- Size rear 9.5x17in in
- Made of Forged alloy
- Tyres front 235/45ZR17
- Tyres rear 265/40ZR17
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