This car has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 82 bhp (83 PS/61 kW) at 3800 rpm and 170 Nm (125 lbft/17.3 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1186 kg.
Top quoted speed is 136 km/h, which equates to 85 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1449 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4248 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1309 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 106 mm | 4.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1186 kg | 2615 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 | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2475 cc (151.034 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
83 PS (82 bhp) (61 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.1 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
68.69 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 863.1 kPa (125.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 618.75 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 | 136 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.4 kg/kW 32.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 5.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1714 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49962 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 AMC Spirit Liftback added 1998-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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