The Chevrolet El Camino is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door light delivery vehicle/ute/bakkie body.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 4000 rpm and 324 N·m (239 lb·ft/33 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1471 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater light delivery vehicle/ute/bakkie | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2974 mm | 117.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 5121 mm | 201.6 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1471 kg | 3243 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 67 litres | 14.7 [17.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5013 cc (305.912 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
324 Nm (239 ft·lb) (33 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
22.3 kW/litre 30.3 ps/litre 29.9 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
64.63 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 812.2 kPa (117.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 626.63 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 103.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.15 kg/kW 21.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LowTrailRA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/75 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/75 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1985 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 102773 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Chevrolet El Camino added 2002-11-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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