This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 382 bhp (387 PS/285 kW) at 5800 rpm and 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1658 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 274 km/h, or 170 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 341.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2788 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4789 mm | 188.5 inches | |
| Width | 1841 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1658 kg | 3655 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5665 cc (345.7 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 387 PS (382 bhp) (285 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.3 kW/litre 68.4 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.03 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1131.3 kPa (164.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 274 km/h (170 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 233.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 171.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 230.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.82 kg/kW 9.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 341.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P-Zero Rosso 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P-Zero Rosso 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 120879 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Vauxhall Monaro VXR added 2004-08-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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