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Date:         Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:14:15 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Subject:      FYI Australian Caravelle specs
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Info garnered from "Wheels" magazine.


                     1983 AIRCOOLED          1984 WBX
KOMPRESSION             7.4:1                   8.6


KAPACITY                1970cm3                 1915
POWER/RPM               51kW (69hp)/4000        63 (85hp)/4800
TORQUE/RPM              140Nm/2600              143/2600
1                       3.78                    4.11
2                       2.06                    2.33
3                       1.26                    1.48
4                       0.85                    1.02
5                         -                     0.77
FINAL DRIVE             4.57                    4.86
MASS                    1275kg                  1520
0-100kmh                na                      22.0
SPEED IN GEARS/RPM      34kmh/5000              32/5400
                        61/5000                 56/5400
                        100/5000                89/5400
                        126/4250                128/5400
                            -                   139/4400


1.61kmh = 1 mph, so the 1.9 WBX would cruise at 87mph. "Wheels" liked its
performance, which overall beat all of the Japanese peoplemovers of the era
except the basic Mitsubishi Delica (=L300 =Express; the heavier 1.8
Starwagon version hadn't been tested yet) 1.6.


I've looked for the 2.1 test but it's buried somewhere in my basement. They
thought the IRS Previa outhandled it, if I remember rightly.




Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8
1984 Caravelle 3.8 Holden V6
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel
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