Apal GT Horizon

Which Apal Horizon GT version to buy

This catalogue lists 1 generation and 1 version. You cannot choose between trims; you can only accept or reject 1.6 MT on the numbers below.

This catalogue lists 1 generation and 1 version. You cannot choose between trims; you can only accept or reject 1.6 MT on the numbers below.

1.6 MT is Gasoline, 1565 cm³, 95 hp (69 kW) at 5750 rpm, 118 Nm at 3500 rpm, 4 Inline cylinders, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Carburetor, compression 9.2, fuel 80, Rear engine, Manual 4, RWD. 0–100 km/h is 9.3 s. Top speed is 193 km/h. Kerb weight is 750 kg. City, highway, and combined consumption are not measured. Tank size is not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured. Gross weight is not measured. Ground clearance is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured.

Power per litre: 95 ÷ (1565 ÷ 1000) = 60.7 hp/L. Weight per horsepower: 750 ÷ 95 = 7.89 kg/hp. Torque per litre: 118 ÷ 1.565 = 75.4 Nm/L. Peak torque sits 2250 rpm below peak power (5750 − 3500). Those four ratios are the whole comparison set: there is no second row of specs to subtract from.

If you want a 1968 Apal Horizon GT with a named factory version in this file, the only match is 1.6 MT.

1968 Apal Horizon GT generations: what changed (and what did not)

1 generation ran from 1968-01-01 to 1969-12-31. Body: Coupe. Versions in this generation: 1 (1.6 MT). No restyling year is in the data, so there is no mid-cycle split and no “later Horizon GT” with more hp.

The modification’s production start is 1968-01-01; its stop date is not measured (null in the source). The generation window still ends 1969-12-31. Buying by year inside that window does not buy extra power, extra gears, or a different drive layout: every 1.6 MT in this file is Rear engine, RWD, Manual 4, drum brakes front and rear, Independent torsion suspension front and rear.

There is no generation-2 delta to compute. Horsepower did not rise. Displacement did not grow. The gearbox did not gain a fifth ratio. RWD did not become another drive type. A “which generation” shopper is choosing the only generation.

Engines and specs (1.6 MT)

1.6 MT also records: 69 kW at 5750 rpm; 118 Nm at 3500 rpm; 2 valves per cylinder; Carburetor; compression 9.2; fuel grade 80; Rear engine; Manual with 4 gears.

Derived engine density: 95 hp from 1.565 L = 60.7 hp/L; 69 kW from 1.565 L = 44.1 kW/L. Specific torque vs power: 118 ÷ 95 = 1.24 Nm per hp. Bore × stroke is not measured.

Because boost is No, the 95 hp figure is the naturally aspirated output in this file, not a boosted alternative. There is no second engine with a different cylinder count to pick instead of 4 Inline.

Performance, mpg, and what the numbers buy

0–100 km/h for 1.6 MT: 9.3 s. Top speed: 193 km/h. Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed): not measured. MPG is therefore not a number you can use to rank this Coupe against another Apal Horizon GT version — there is no other version, and consumption was not measured on this one.

What you can rank: mass versus output. 750 kg and 95 hp give 7.89 kg/hp. That is the performance “price” of 1.6 MT in this catalogue: each horsepower carries 7.89 kg of kerb weight. Inverse: 95 ÷ 750 = 0.127 hp per kg.

Acceleration versus top speed: 9.3 s to 100 km/h and 193 km/h peak are both measured. They describe one gearbox (Manual 4) and one drive (RWD). Extra money cannot buy a faster 0–100 in this model line because no higher-hp row exists.

CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured. Do not treat those blanks as “zero emissions” or “no class exists”; they were not recorded.

Dimensions, weight, and reliability-related hardware that is measured

Kerb weight 1.6 MT: 750 kg. Gross weight: not measured. Ground clearance: not measured. Fuel tank: not measured. Wheel sizes: not measured.

Suspension, both axles: Independent, torsion. Brakes, both axles: Drum. Engine location: Rear. Drive: RWD.

Reliability searches for Apal Horizon GT will not find a second spec pack with discs, a different suspension type, or a larger tank in this dataset. The hardware choice is binary: take 1.6 MT with drum/drum and Independent torsion, or do not buy this model from this catalogue.

Weight you can use in a comparison to other cars you already know: 750 kg kerb. Weight you cannot use: payload, because gross weight is not measured, so 750 kg cannot be subtracted from a missing total.

Which version to choose: arithmetic only

Versions available: 1.6 MT only.

If you want the only Apal GT Horizon in this file: 1.6 MT. It is the 1968–1969 Coupe, Gasoline 4 Inline, Rear, RWD, Manual 4, 95 hp, 118 Nm, 750 kg, 9.3 s, 193 km/h.

If you want a different engine, more gears, boost, or a later generation: this model’s data does not contain one. There is no arithmetic that turns 95 hp into a second trim.

If you are choosing a year inside 1968–1969: generation start and stop are 1968-01-01 and 1969-12-31; 1.6 MT start is 1968-01-01; 1.6 MT stop is not measured. Year shopping does not change hp, Nm, or kg/hp in this source.

If fuel economy or tank range decides the purchase: city, highway, mixed, and tank are not measured — do not invent mpg.

Problems / reliability (what is actually specified): Carburetor, fuel 80, compression 9.2, drum brakes both ends, torsion Independent both ends, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No. No failure-rate figures are in the data, so reliability here means “this is the hardware you are buying,” not a ranking of two versions.

Bottom line: the Apal Horizon GT buyer’s guide in this catalogue has one answer — 1.6 MT — judged on 60.7 hp/L, 7.89 kg/hp, 9.3 s, 193 km/h, and a 750 kg Coupe. Everything else you might compare (a second generation, a second gearbox, measured mpg) is not in the numbers.