The Bel Air is a road car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Bel Air forms part of Chevrolet's 15500-15600 range of cars.
Its 6.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 543 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 5484 mm | 215.9 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L66 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.5 litre 6478 cc (395.312 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.9 × 95.5 mm
4.09 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
543 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
30.5 kW/litre 41.5 ps/litre 40.9 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.82 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7029117 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1053.3 kPa (152.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 809.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 470459 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 15611 | ||
| Model family | 15500-15600 | ||
| RAC rating | 53.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Chevrolet Bel Air added 2016-04-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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