The Chrysler Imperial Le Baron is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 7.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 468 N·m (345 lb·ft/47.7 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 2384 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 5977 mm | 235.3 inches | |
| Width | 2022 mm | 79.6 inches | |
| Height | 1275 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2384 kg | 5256 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| 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 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) at 2000 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 |
64.95 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 816.1 kPa (118.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 900.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.1 s
@ 77.3 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.87 kg/kW 24.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | L84-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | L84-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 140459 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Chrysler Imperial Le Baron added 2006-05-31. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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