The Pacer Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive hatchback car with a front positioned engine, manufactured by AMC.
The 4.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that produces 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) of power at 3200 rpm, and maximum torque of 257 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1445 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4437 mm | 174.7 inches | |
| Width | 1956 mm | 77 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1445 kg | 3186 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4235 cc (258.436 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 99.06 mm
3.75 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
257 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
16.4 kW/litre 22.3 ps/litre 22 bhp/litre 0.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60.68 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter BBD 8104 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 762.6 kPa (110.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 705.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 47.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.84 kg/kW 34.8 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | D78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | D78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 207724 | ||
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| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 AMC Pacer Station Wagon added 2009-10-29. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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