Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Turboglide is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Turboglide is one of the 2400 model family from Chevrolet.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 4600 rpm and 373 N·m (275 lb·ft/38 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1549 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 5080 mm | 200 inches | |
| Width | 1876 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1549 kg | 3415 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4626 cc (282.296 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.3 × 76.2 mm
3.87 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.8 kW/litre 40.5 ps/litre 40 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
80.63 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7010648 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1013.2 kPa (147 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.23 kg/kW 18.76 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 309133 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2403; 1019D | ||
| Model family | 2400 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Turboglide added 2013-02-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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