This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.7 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) at 4000 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lbft/38.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1896 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3086 mm | 121.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5611 mm | 220.9 inches | |
| Width | 2019 mm | 79.5 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1896 kg | 4180 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5736 cc (350.032 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.39 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) |
167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.5 kW/litre 29.2 ps/litre 28.8 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.25 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 832.5 kPa (120.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 717 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 88.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 87.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.41 kg/kW 25.74 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 14.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45210 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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