Checker Marathon is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 332 N·m (245 lb·ft/33.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1751 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 165 km/h or 103 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 | 1751 kg | 3860 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 litre 4998 cc (304.997 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 94.9 × 88.3 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.07 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) bei 3800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
332 Nm (245 ft·lb) (33.9 kgm) bei 2400 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
21.6 kW/litre 29.4 ps/litre 29 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
66.43 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.4:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Ro carb | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 834.7 kPa (121.1 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 624.75 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 | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.19 kg/kW 27.05 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 44594 | ||
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| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| 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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