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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2921 | 115 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1473 | 58 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1492 | 58.7 | |
| Lengte | 5017 | 197.5 | |
| Breedte | 1854 | 73 | |
| Hoogte | 1575 | 62 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 203 | 8 | |
| 1.72 | |||
| Gewicht | 1515 kg | 3340 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.3 litre 4344 cc (265.087 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 95.25 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.25 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) bij 3000 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
35.2 kW/litre 47.8 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
83.56 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.25:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Carter WCFB 2351 S carburettor | ||
| 1050.1 kPa (152.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 543 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 5.400 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 5K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.70-15-14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.70 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 253264 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 2403; 56-1019D | ||
| Model familie | 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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