The Camaro is a rear wheel drive coupé passenger car with a front mounted engine, from Chevrolet.
The 3.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1500 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2568 mm | 101.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4907 mm | 193.2 inches | |
| Width | 1882 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58.7 litres | 12.9 [15.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L36 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.3 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.8 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.45 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1011 kPa (146.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 135.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.06 kg/kW 16.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.670 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 235 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2110 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 103653 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Chevrolet Camaro added 2002-12-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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