The Chevrolet Kingswood Estate is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Kingswood Estate belongs to the 16600 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 255 bhp (259 PS/190 kW) at 4800 rpm and 495 N·m (365 lb·ft/50.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
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 | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 5504 mm | 216.7 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LM1 | ||
| 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 (gross) |
259 PS (255 bhp) (190 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
495 Nm (365 ft·lb) (50.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
33.2 kW/litre 45.1 ps/litre 44.5 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
86.34 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7029203 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1085 kPa (157.4 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 | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6JK x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JK x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.55 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.55 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 | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 469392 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 16636 | ||
| Model family | 16600 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate added 2016-03-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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