The Chevrolet Caprice is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Chevrolet's 1BL69 series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a claimed 1592 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 5390 mm | 212.2 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1592 kg | 3510 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LB4 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4300 cc (262.402 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 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
24.3 kW/litre 33 ps/litre 32.6 bhp/litre 0.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
70.93 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 891.3 kPa (129.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 89.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.25 kg/kW 25.47 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 413028 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 1BL69 | ||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Chevrolet Caprice added 2015-04-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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