This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 5.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 352 N·m (260 lb·ft/35.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1920 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/9 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 5497 mm | 216.4 inches | |
| Width | 1951 mm | 76.8 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1920 kg | 4233 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| 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 (DIN) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
352 Nm (260 ft·lb) (35.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.8 kW/litre 28.3 ps/litre 27.9 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
61.4 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 17057502 carbuerttor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 771.6 kPa (111.9 psi) | ||
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| 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) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.09 kg/kW 26.88 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LowerTrailRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | HR78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | HR78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 182171 | ||
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| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Station Wagon added 2008-07-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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