Road Test
Vauxhall Agila
Test date 19 March 2008
Price as tested £8,495
For Doesn't feel cheap, good fun to drive, comfortable front seats
Against It's rather expensive, pitiful performance, doesn't like cross-winds
How much ?
- Price as tested £8,495
- Price as tested £8,495
How fast
- 0-30mph 4.2 sec
- 0-60mph 14.5 sec
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
16.1 sec
- 0-400m
19.7 / 69.6 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
36.8 / 84.9 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
8.9 / 11.7
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
12.9 / 18.9 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
23 sec
- 60-0mph
2.93 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
44.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
56.5 / 21.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
56.5 / 47.9 mpg
- CO2 emissions
120 g/km
How big?
- Length
3740 mm
- Width
1680 mm
- Height
1590 mm
- Wheelbase
2350 mm
- Weight
975 kg
- Fuel tank
45.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 3 cyls In Line , 996 cc
- Max power 64 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Max torque 68 ft at 4800 rpm
- Specific output 64.2bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 66bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 73.0x79.4 mm
- Compression ratio 11.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.45 / 4.9
- 2nd 1.9 / 8.8
- 3rd 1.28 / 13.1
- 4th 1.03 / 16.3
- 5th 0.82 / 20.6
- 6th no data
- Final drive 4.39
Suspension
- Front MacPherson struts, coil springs anti-roll bar
- Rear Torsion beam, coil springs
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 3.00
Brakes
- Front 252mm ventilated discs
- Rear 200mm drums
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 15in in
- Size rear 15in in
- Made of Steel
- Tyres front 185/60 R15
- Tyres rear 185/60 R15
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