The Marathon De Luxe is a passenger car from Checker, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 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 delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1842 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 165 km/h, or 103 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3280 mm | 129.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1637 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 5429 mm | 213.7 inches | |
| Width | 1930 mm | 76 inches | |
| Height | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 190 mm | 7.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1842 kg | 4061 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4998 cc (304.997 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94.9 × 88.3 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
332 Nm (245 ft·lb) (33.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.6 kW/litre 29.4 ps/litre 29 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.43 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 834.7 kPa (121.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.75 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 | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.04 kg/kW 28.46 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.460 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.20 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/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2417 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.72 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44572 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Checker Marathon De Luxe added 1997-04-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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