This car has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 3800 rpm and 331 Nm (244 lbft/33.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1583 kg.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2819 mm | 111 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5022 mm | 197.7 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1583 kg | 3490 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5013 cc (305.912 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 3800 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
331 Nm (244 ft·lb) (33.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
21.6 kW/litre 29.3 ps/litre 28.9 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.03 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 17057111 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 829.7 kPa (120.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4400 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 92.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.64 kg/kW 24.45 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 4.990 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | FR78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | FR78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 181445 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1977 Chevrolet Nova Concours Hatchback Coupé added 2008-07-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||