This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3.1 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 5200 rpm and 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1510 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2731 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5103 mm | 200.9 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1510 kg | 3329 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.9 litres | 13.8 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L82 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.1 litre 3135 cc (191.309 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 84 mm
3.5 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
38.1 kW/litre 51.7 ps/litre 51 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
80.06 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1006.1 kPa (145.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 522.5 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 107.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.66 kg/kW 21.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/29/23 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.1/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/12.3/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/34.8/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/29.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 225 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2363 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171556 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Chevrolet Lumina Sedan (1998) added 2008-03-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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