The Bel Air is a road car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
It forms part of Chevrolet's 2400 family of cars.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) at 4600 rpm and 363 N·m (268 lb·ft/37 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1515 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2921 | 115 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1473 | 58 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1492 | 58.7 Zoll | |
| Länge | 5017 | 197.5 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1854 | 73 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1575 | 62 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 203 | 8 Zoll | |
| 1.72 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1515 kg | 3340 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | GM | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 4.3 litre 4344 cc (265.087 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 95.25 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.25 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (gross) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) bei 4600 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (gross) |
363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) bei 3000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (gross) |
35.2 kW/litre 47.8 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (gross) |
83.56 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9.25:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Carter WCFB 2351 S carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1050.1 kPa (152.3 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 543 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.91 kg/kW 16.55 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 5.400 | ||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 5K x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 5K x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.70-15-14 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 279 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.70 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 253264 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | 2403; 56-1019D | ||
| 2400 | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air added 2011-08-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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