The Chevrolet Camaro RS is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 346 N·m (255 lb·ft/35.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1514 kg, the Chevrolet Camaro RS manages to cover the 0-60 mph yardstick in 7.9 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 16.1 seconds.
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 | 2565 mm | 101 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4892 mm | 192.6 inches | |
| Width | 1849 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1278 mm | 50.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1514 kg | 3338 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58% front | ||
| 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 | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5016 cc (306.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 88.45 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
346 Nm (255 ft·lb) (35.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
25.3 kW/litre 34.4 ps/litre 33.9 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
68.98 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 866.8 kPa (125.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 627 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.1 s
@ 86.9 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 113.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.94 kg/kW 19.95 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 ? | |||
| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.PR.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/5555 SR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 SR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124036 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS added 2004-12-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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