The Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Powering the Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan is an overhead valve, 4.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) at 5000 rpm and 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1842 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 | 2944 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 5438 mm | 214.1 inches | |
| Width | 1969 mm | 77.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1842 kg | 4061 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L99 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4321 cc (263.684 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 76.2 mm
3.74 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
34.5 kW/litre 46.9 ps/litre 46.3 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
75.21 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 945.2 kPa (137.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 540.13 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 110.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.35 kg/kW 20.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/36/26 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/6.5/9.0 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/15.3/11.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/43.2/31.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/36.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.170 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.4Li.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2326 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171699 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan added 2008-03-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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