The Chevrolet Biscayne is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.1 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 3800 rpm and 251 Nm (185 lbft/25.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1807 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3086 mm | 121.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5585 mm | 219.9 inches | |
| Width | 2019 mm | 79.5 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1807 kg | 3984 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4097 cc (250.014 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.2 × 89.6 mm
3.87 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20 kW/litre 27.2 ps/litre 26.8 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
61.26 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 769.9 kPa (111.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.03 kg/kW 36.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44209 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Chevrolet Biscayne added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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