The Gremlin X/5 Litre is a motor car from AMC, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Dick Teague-penned 2 door hatchback body style.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 4200 rpm and 332 N·m (245 lb·ft/33.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic 'box.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1288 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Dick Teague | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4096 mm | 161.3 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1288 kg | 2840 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4971 cc (303.349 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.2 × 87.3 mm
3.75 × 3.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
332 Nm (245 ft·lb) (33.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
22.5 kW/litre 30.6 ps/litre 30.2 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
66.79 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 839.3 kPa (121.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 621.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.9 s
@ 81 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.51 kg/kW 19.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | D70 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | D70 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 164571 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 AMC Gremlin X/5 Litre added 2007-11-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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