This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 3200 rpm and 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1861 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5319 mm | 209.4 inches | |
| Width | 1966 mm | 77.4 inches | |
| Height | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1861 kg | 4103 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 92.8 litres | 20.4 [24.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4981 cc (303.959 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 87.38 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 | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 18 kW/litre 24.4 ps/litre 24.1 bhp/litre 0.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
59.83 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 751.8 kPa (109 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 622.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.89 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 13.75 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.99 s
@ 75.53 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.8 kg/kW 34.74 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 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Firestone GR 78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Firestone GR 78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 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 | 94589 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 AMC Matador Barcelona II added 2002-06-04. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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