This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Kingswood Powerglide is part of Chevrolet's 16400 range of cars.
Powering the Chevrolet Kingswood Powerglide is an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 4800 rpm and 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| 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 | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L48 | ||
| 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) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
39 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.3 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.83 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7029202 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1128.8 kPa (163.7 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 | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 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 | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 466609 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 16436 | ||
| Model family | 16400 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Powerglide added 2016-03-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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