The Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon is one of the 1BN00 model family from Chevrolet.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.7 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon weighs a claimed 1900 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2945 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 5453 mm | 214.7 inches | |
| Width | 2009 mm | 79.1 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1900 kg | 4189 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 48.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LM1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 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 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
22.1 kW/litre 30.1 ps/litre 29.7 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
63.84 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 17058202 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 802.2 kPa (116.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 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 90.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.99 kg/kW 25.04 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 | 3.160 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | FR78-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | FR78-15 | ||
| 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 | 334499 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1BN35 | ||
| Model family | 1BN00 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon added 2013-04-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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