The Chevrolet Chevelle Sedan is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.1 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 3800 rpm and 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 2 speed automatic 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1497 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 | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 5118 mm | 201.5 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1497 kg | 3300 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4094 cc (249.831 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.43 × 89.66 mm
3.88 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
20 kW/litre 27.2 ps/litre 26.9 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
61.31 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 7041017 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 770.4 kPa (111.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 74.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 73.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.25 kg/kW 30.48 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 | 6.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | E78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | E78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 237809 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 13369 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Sedan Automatic (1971) added 2011-04-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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