Comparison of Opel Rekord D 1.7 S and Vauxhall Astra Mk III 1.6i Automatic

Attribute	Opel Rekord D 1.7 S ×	Vauxhall Astra Mk III 1.6i Automatic ×
General
Make	Opel	Vauxhall
Model	Rekord	Astra
Generation	Rekord D	Astra Mk III
Modification	1.7 S	1.6i Automatic
Website	https://www.opel.com/	https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/
Number of doors	2	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	automatic
Number of gears	4	4
Production from (year)	1972	1996
Production to (year)	1975	1998
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	155	159
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	16.5	16.5
City consumption (l/100km)	-	11.7
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	-	6.5
Combined consumption (l/100km)	10.6	8.4
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Position of engine	-	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	83	75
Max. torque (Nm)	128	128
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	-
Engine displacement (cm³)	1,698	1,598
Compression ratio	9.8	-
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,400	5,200
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,600	2,600
Cylinder bore (mm)	88	-
Piston stroke (mm)	69.8	-
Fuel system	Carburettor	Multi-point injection
Valve control	Sohc	-
Fuel tank (l)	70	52
Chassis
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Drum	Drum
Tires size	-	175/70 R13
Turning radius (m)	11.4	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,567	4,239
Width (mm)	1,718	1,689
Height (mm)	1,415	1,410
Wheelbase (mm)	2,668	2,520
Kerb weight (kg)	1,065	1,000
Gross weight (kg)	1,545	1,535
Minimum boot space (l)	408	501
Front track (mm)	1,419	1,420
Rear track (mm)	1,400	1,420
Ride height (mm)	130	135
Drag coefficient (Cd)	0.46	0.31