Chevrolet Caprice is a car that has a 4 door saloon type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1725 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 | 2945 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 5390 mm | 212.2 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1725 kg | 3803 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| 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 (SAEnet) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
24.3 kW/litre 33 ps/litre 32.6 bhp/litre 0.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
70.93 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ro fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 891.3 kPa (129.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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 82.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.52 kg/kW 27.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 13.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85448 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Chevrolet Caprice added 2001-08-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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