Chevrolet Camaro is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 4000 rpm and 352 Nm (260 lbft/35.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
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 | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1247 mm | 49.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L48 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
352 Nm (260 ft·lb) (35.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
22.8 kW/litre 30.9 ps/litre 30.5 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
61.4 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7043203 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 771.6 kPa (111.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 6.270 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | E78 x 14B | ||
| Tyres rear | E78 x 14B | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 326997 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1FQ87 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Chevrolet Camaro added 2013-04-02. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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