Eagle Summit

Eagle Summit: which version to buy and why

The Eagle Summit to buy is the 1.8 MT at 116 hp with the 946 kg kerb weight and 50 L tank if you want the most power per kilogram in this catalogue; the 2.4 MT at 136 hp with AWD if you want the most power and the only all-wheel-drive layout; and the 1.5 MT at 92 hp if you want the smallest engine that still beats the 81 hp 1.5 MT.

The Eagle Summit to buy is the 1.8 MT at 116 hp with the 946 kg kerb weight and 50 L tank if you want the most power per kilogram in this catalogue; the 2.4 MT at 136 hp with AWD if you want the most power and the only all-wheel-drive layout; and the 1.5 MT at 92 hp if you want the smallest engine that still beats the 81 hp 1.5 MT. There is only 1 generation (1989–1996), Compact Van, so the choice is not between generations. It is between 12 listed versions that share the same years, the same 125 mm ground clearance, the same Independent, spring suspension, the same Ventilated disc front / Drum rear brakes, Gasoline fuel type 95, Distributed injection (multi-point), Inline 4 cylinders, and boost No. 0–100, top speed, city / highway / combined consumption, CO2, eco class, gross weight, and wheel size are not measured on every version.

Which version to choose

Power spread is 81 hp to 136 hp: 55 hp, or 68% more at the top than at the bottom. Torque spread is 126 Nm to 197 Nm: 71 Nm, or 56% more. Displacement spread is 1468 cm³ to 2351 cm³: 883 cm³, or 60% more. Measured kerb weight spread is 946 kg to 1390 kg: 444 kg, or 47% more. Drive is FWD on ten listings and AWD on two. Gearboxes are Manual 5, Automatic 4, or Automatic 3.

Use this map:

• Lightest measured kerb, smallest tank, FWD: 1.5 MT 92 hp, 1.5 MT 81 hp, 1.8 MT 116 hp (50 L, 946 kg).
• Mid-weight FWD, 55 L tank: 1.8 MT 116 hp (1240 kg), 2.4 MT 118 hp (1295 kg), plus Automatic twins with kerb not measured.
• Heaviest measured kerb, AWD, 55 L tank: 2.4 MT 136 hp (1390 kg) and 2.4 AT 136 hp (kerb not measured).

There is no second generation to “step up” into. Extra displacement, extra valves, extra gears, or AWD is the whole upgrade path.

Specs table: every listed version

Same names are split by power, drive, tank, and kerb.

Compression: 9.2 on all 1468 cm³ versions; 9.5 on 1834 cm³ and on the 136 hp 2351 cm³ pair; 8.5 on the 118 hp 2351 cm³ pair. Bore × stroke as given: 75.5 × 82 (1468), 81 × 89 (1834), 86.5 × 8.5 (118 hp 2351), 86.5 × 100 (136 hp 2351). Engine location: not measured.

Engine: hp per litre and what extra displacement buys

Specific output (hp ÷ litres from the given cm³):

• 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT: 116 hp / 1.834 L = 63.2 hp/L — densest in this set.
• 1.5 MT / 1.5 AT at 92 hp: 92 / 1.468 = 62.7 hp/L.
• 2.4 MT / 2.4 AT at 136 hp: 136 / 2.351 = 57.8 hp/L.
• 1.5 MT at 81 hp: 81 / 1.468 = 55.2 hp/L.
• 2.4 MT / 2.4 AT at 118 hp: 118 / 2.351 = 50.2 hp/L — least dense.

Moving from the 81 hp 1.5 MT to the 92 hp 1.5 MT costs 0 cm³ and 0 kg on the measured kerb (both 946 kg, both 50 L). You gain 11 hp (+13.6%) at the same 126 Nm, same 3 valves per cylinder, same 9.2 compression, same 75.5 × 82. The 81 hp listing is the one to skip if both 1.5 MT cars are otherwise equal: same weight, same tank, less peak power.

Moving from the 92 hp 1.5 MT to the 50 L 1.8 MT stays at 946 kg and 50 L. Displacement rises 366 cm³ (+24.9%). Power rises 24 hp (+26.1%). Torque rises 32 Nm (+25.4%). Valves per cylinder go from 3 to 4. Peak torque rpm moves from 3000 to 4500. That is the cleanest “same kerb, more engine” step in the data.

Moving from that 50 L 1.8 MT (946 kg) to the 55 L 1.8 MT (1240 kg) keeps 116 hp and 158 Nm. The tank grows 5 L (+10%). Kerb grows 294 kg (+31.1%). You do not buy more power. You buy 5 L of tank and 294 kg of measured mass.

Moving from the 55 L 1.8 MT (116 hp, 1240 kg) to the FWD 2.4 MT (118 hp, 1295 kg) adds 517 cm³ (+28.2%) for 2 hp (+1.7%) and 26 Nm (+16.5%). Valves per cylinder drop from 4 to 2. Compression drops from 9.5 to 8.5. Peak power rpm drops from 6000 to 5000; peak torque rpm from 4500 to 3500. Kerb rises 55 kg. Specific output falls from 63.2 to 50.2 hp/L. The 2.4 FWD pair buys low-rpm torque, not peak horsepower.

Moving from FWD 2.4 MT 118 hp (1295 kg) to AWD 2.4 MT 136 hp (1390 kg) keeps 2351 cm³. Power rises 18 hp (+15.3%). Torque rises 13 Nm (+7.1%). Valves per cylinder go from 2 to 4. Compression from 8.5 to 9.5. Drive changes FWD → AWD. Kerb rises 95 kg (+7.3%). This is the only AWD step, and it is also the peak-power step.

Peak-to-peak: 136 hp 2.4 MT versus 81 hp 1.5 MT is +55 hp on +883 cm³ and, where both kerbs are measured, +444 kg.

Weight per horsepower (kg/hp)

Only five listings have a measured kerb:

The 50 L 1.8 MT is the lightest car per horsepower: 2.53 kg/hp better than the 55 L 1.8 MT with the same 116 hp, because 294 kg is gone. The 81 hp 1.5 MT is the worst measured ratio: same 946 kg as the 92 hp 1.5 MT, 11 hp less.

Automatic listings have kerb not measured, so kg/hp for 1.5 AT, 1.8 AT, 2.4 AT (118 hp), and 2.4 AT (136 hp) cannot be ranked.

Manual vs Automatic, FWD vs AWD

Every Manual here is 5 gears. Automatic is 4 gears on every 1.8 and 2.4, and 3 gears on both 1.5 AT listings. That is one fewer Automatic ratio on the 1468 cm³ cars than on the 1834 / 2351 cm³ cars.

Power and torque do not change with the gearbox on matched pairs:

• 1.5 MT 92 hp and 1.5 AT 92 hp: same 92 hp, 126 Nm, 1468 cm³. Difference: Manual 5 vs Automatic 3, plus kerb measured only on MT.
• 1.8 MT and 1.8 AT: same 116 hp, 158 Nm, 1834 cm³. Difference: Manual 5 vs Automatic 4, tank 50 L or 55 L as listed.
• 2.4 MT / 2.4 AT 118 hp FWD: same 118 hp, 184 Nm. Manual 5 vs Automatic 4.
• 2.4 MT / 2.4 AT 136 hp AWD: same 136 hp, 197 Nm. Manual 5 vs Automatic 4.

AWD exists only on the 136 hp 2.4 MT and 2.4 AT. There is no AWD 1.5 and no AWD 1.8 in this data. Ground clearance stays 125 mm on AWD and FWD, so AWD is not a lift in these figures.

Performance, mpg, reliability: what is not measured

0–100 is not measured on all 12 listings. Top speed is not measured. City, highway, and combined consumption are not measured, so mpg cannot be compared. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured. Problems and reliability are not measured in this dataset; do not treat silence as a score.

What can still be compared for “how hard the engine works”: peak power rpm is 6000 on every 1.5 and 1.8, 5000 on the 118 hp 2.4 pair, 5500 on the 136 hp 2.4 pair. Peak torque rpm is 3000 (1.5), 4500 (1.8), 3500 (118 hp 2.4), 4250 (136 hp 2.4). The 118 hp 2.4 makes its 184 Nm lowest in the rev range among the 2.4s.

Dimensions and weight

Gross weight: not measured on all versions. Wheel size: not measured. Ground clearance: 125 mm on all. Tank is 50 L on every 1.5 and on the 50 L 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT, and 55 L on the 55 L 1.8 pair and all four 2.4 listings. That 5 L is 10% more fuel volume on the 55 L cars.

Measured kerbs again: 946 kg (1.5 MT 81 hp, 1.5 MT 92 hp, 1.8 MT 50 L), 1240 kg (1.8 MT 55 L), 1295 kg (2.4 MT 118 hp), 1390 kg (2.4 MT 136 hp AWD). The AWD 136 hp 2.4 MT is 444 kg heavier than the 946 kg trio and 95 kg heavier than the FWD 118 hp 2.4 MT.

Buy this one

Want the best measured kg/hp: 1.8 MT at 116 hp, 50 L, 946 kg (8.16 kg/hp). Same mass as the 1.5s, 24 hp more than the 92 hp 1.5 MT, 35 hp more than the 81 hp 1.5 MT.

Want AWD and the most hp / Nm: 2.4 MT at 136 hp, 197 Nm, 1390 kg, 55 L, 4 valves per cylinder, 9.5 compression. If you need Automatic with that engine, 2.4 AT at 136 hp (kerb not measured).

Want 2.4 torque without AWD: 2.4 MT at 118 hp, 184 Nm at 3500 rpm, 1295 kg — knowing you only gain 2 hp over the 55 L 1.8 MT while losing specific output (50.2 vs 63.2 hp/L) and dropping to 2 valves per cylinder and 8.5 compression.

Want the smallest engine that is not the weakest 1.5: 1.5 MT at 92 hp, 946 kg, 50 L — not the 81 hp 1.5 MT, which is the same 946 kg and 126 Nm with 11 hp less.

Want Automatic on the 1.5: 1.5 AT at 92 hp, Automatic 3, 50 L, kerb not measured. Both 1.5 AT listings match on every measured field in this data.

Skip if the goal is peak power density: the 118 hp 2.4 FWD pair (lowest hp/L) and the 81 hp 1.5 MT (worst measured kg/hp).

Prices are not in this data, so “what the extra money buys” here means what extra cm³, kg, gears, tank litres, valves, and AWD buy on the sheet: the 50 L 1.8 MT buys the 1.5’s mass with 1.8 power; the 55 L 1.8 MT buys 5 L and 294 kg without more hp; the FWD 2.4 buys torque and displacement, not horsepower; the AWD 2.4 at 136 hp buys the only AWD and the power peak.