This automobile has a 4 door saloon type body with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Checker Marathon's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.7 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 352 N·m (260 lb·ft/35.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1753 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 170 km/h or 106 mph.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 3048 | 120 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1637 | 64.4 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1608 | 63.3 Zoll | |
| Länge | 5201 | 204.8 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1930 | 76 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1590 | 62.6 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 190 | 7.5 Zoll | |
| 1.71 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1753 kg | 3865 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | |||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 | ||
| Hubraum | 5.7 litre 5736 cc (350.032 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.15 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) bei 3800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
352 Nm (260 ft·lb) (35.9 kgm) bei 2400 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
20.8 kW/litre 28.3 ps/litre 27.9 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
61.37 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.2:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Ro carb | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 771.2 kPa (111.8 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 717 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.69 kg/kW 24.54 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | 3.460 | ||
| Wendekruis | 13.20 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | 2417 cm2 | ||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 2.72 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44583 | ||
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| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Checker Marathon added 1997-04-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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