The Chevrolet Biscayne is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.6 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 230 bhp (233 PS/172 kW) at 4800 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 5/6 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 3023 | 119 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1532 | 60.3 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1506 | 59.3 Zoll | |
| Länge | 5357 | 210.9 Zoll | |
| Breite | 2029 | 79.9 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1476 | 58.1 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 152 | 6 Zoll | |
| 1.77 | |||
| Leergewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor-Typ | Super Turbo-Fire | ||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 4.6 litre 4636 cc (282.906 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 98.4 × 76.2 mm
3.87 × 3 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.29 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (gross) |
233 PS (230 bhp) (172 kW) bei 4800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (gross) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) bei 3000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (gross) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (gross) |
87.79 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9.5:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | |||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1103.2 kPa (160 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 579.5 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 | |||
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| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | 5J x 14 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 5J x 14 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 279 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.55 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 404877 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | 11-1219 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Chevrolet Biscayne added 2015-03-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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