The Bel Air Powerglide is a rear wheel drive sedan/saloon motor car with a front located engine, sold by Chevrolet.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.7 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) at 4800 rpm and 481 Nm (355 lbft/49 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 2 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 5/6 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3023 | 119 | |
| Voies AV | 1532 | 60.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1506 | 59.3 | |
| Longueur | 5357 | 210.9 | |
| Largeur | 2029 | 79.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1476 | 58.1 | |
| Garde au sol | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.77 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Chevrolet | ||
| Type moteur | Super Turbo-Thrust | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.7 litre 5697 cc (347.652 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 104.8 × 82.55 mm
4.13 × 3.25 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.27 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (gross) |
284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (gross) |
481 Nm (355 ft·lb) (49 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.7 kW/litre 49.8 ps/litre 49.1 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
84.43 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 3 Rochester carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1061 kPa (153.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 712.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
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| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 5J x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 5J x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.08 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 404404 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 11-1619P | ||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Chevrolet Bel Air Powerglide added 2015-03-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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