This vehicle has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 5.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1780 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).
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 | 1780 kg | 3924 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 8 | ||
| 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 (SAEnet) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
25.4 kW/litre 34.5 ps/litre 34 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
68.55 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ro fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 861.4 kPa (124.9 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 | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.24 kg/kW 20.45 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 ? | |||
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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 | 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 | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85492 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Chevrolet Caprice Police Model added 2001-08-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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