The Le Baron Sedan is a motor car from Chrysler, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 92 bhp (93 PS/69 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1169 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 158 km/h or 98 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2537 mm | 99.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4564 mm | 179.7 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1169 kg | 2577 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2555 cc (155.916 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.1 × 98 mm
3.59 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
93 PS (92 bhp) (69 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
26.9 kW/litre 36.5 ps/litre 36 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
69.67 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mikuni carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 875.5 kPa (127 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 638.75 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 | 158 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.04 kg/kW 28.46 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43615 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Chrysler Le Baron Sedan added 1999-02-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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