The Concours is a road car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The Chevrolet Concours's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 3 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Chevrolet Concours weighs a claimed 1768 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 | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 5245 mm | 206.5 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 157 mm | 6.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1768 kg | 3898 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 45.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5025 cc (306.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.43 × 82.55 mm
3.88 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.7 kW/litre 40.4 ps/litre 39.8 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
81 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7040101 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1017.8 kPa (147.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 628.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 114.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.85 kg/kW 19.8 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | G78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | G78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 317735 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 13636 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Chevrolet Concours added 2013-02-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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