This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Chrysler Imperial Le Baron's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 7.2 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 448 N·m (330 lb·ft/45.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 2313 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 200 km/h (124 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 5867 mm | 231 inches | |
| Width | 2024 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2313 kg | 5099 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrylser | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7.2 litre 7206 cc (439.737 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.73 × 95.25 mm
4.32 × 3.75 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 | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 448 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 22.2 kW/litre 30.3 ps/litre 29.8 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
62.17 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 781.3 kPa (113.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 900.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.05 s
@ 78.31 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.43 kg/kW 24.1 lb/bhp |
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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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | LR 78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | LR 78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2855 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 132231 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Chrysler Imperial Le Baron added 2005-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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