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The Vauxhall Victor is a large family car produced by Vauxhall from 1957 until 1976. The Victor was introduced to replace the outgoing Wyvern model. It was renamed Vauxhall VX Series in 1976 and continued in production until 1978, by which time it had grown significantly and was viewed, at least in its home market, as a larger-than-average family car.
Prototype engines were fitted to the FC Victor, and the engine also appeared in the Vauxhall XVR concept car. [3] The first production car to use the engine was the 1967 FD Victor. The original engine capacities were 1,599 cc (97.6 cu in) and 1,975 cc (120.5 cu in).
1963–1983 Vauxhall Viva OHV; 1965–1994 Opel CIH [15] 1966–1988 Vauxhall Slant-4; 1970–1977 Chevrolet 2300 aluminium-block; 1976–1993 Iron Duke (built by Pontiac) 1979–1986 Starfire (built by Holden) 1976–1986 Isuzu G161? SOHC (A different Brazilian based engine was used in the Chevrolet Chevette)
The engine was the well-proven Slant Four engine which had been introduced for the Vauxhall FD Victor models in 1967. Apart from an increased engine capacity from 1.6 L (1,598 cc) to 1.8 L (1,759 cc) and from 2.0 L (1,975 cc) to 2.3 L (2,279 cc) in 1972, the power units remained unchanged.
The Vauxhall Velox had been introduced in 1948, with a new version in 1951. The Cresta E version, launched in 1954, had the same 2262 cc six-cylinder engine in the same state of tune but scored over the Velox in having a choice of leather or fabric upholstery, optional two-tone paintwork, a heater as standard, a small electric fascia mounted clock, a cigar lighter, a lamp automatically ...
The Wyvern sold well on the UK market until Vauxhall abandoned the six seater four cylinder market and replaced it with the smaller but more radically styled Vauxhall Victor F-Series in 1957. A car with the 45 bhp (34 kW) engine tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1952 had a top speed of 71.6 mph (115.2 km/h) and could accelerate from 0 ...
The second generation Family 0 began production in November 2002. It is an updated version of the Family 0 engine and features TwinPort technology – twin intake ports with a choke closing one of the ports at low RPM, providing strong air swirl pattern for higher torque levels and better fuel economy.
The engines were road tested in a Vauxhall Victor and a Vauxhall Viva GT (registration number RAH 713F). [citation needed] Lotus invested £550,000 in a new machining facility for the new engine, and a series of changes were made to the design to adapt it to the numerically-controlled milling machines. [2]