The Chevrolet Caprice Classic is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Caprice Classic is one of the 1BN00 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Its 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1775 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Californian, USA domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2945 | 115.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1570 | 61.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1544 | 60.8 | |
| Lengte | 5387 | 212.1 | |
| Breedte | 1930 | 76 | |
| Hoogte | 1422 | 56 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 147 | 5.8 | |
| 1.83 | |||
| Gewicht | 1775 kg | 3913 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 55.9% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor nummer | LG3 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5 litre 5001 cc (305.18 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 94.89 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.07 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (net) |
137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) bij 3800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (net) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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| Specific output (net) |
20.1 kW/litre 27.4 ps/litre 27 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
64.99 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.4:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester 17058408 carburettor | ||
| 816.7 kPa (118.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 625.13 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.63 kg/kW 29.45 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.160 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | FR78-15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | FR78-15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.41 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 334389 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 1BN69 | ||
| Model familie | 1BN00 | ||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic added 2013-04-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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