The Chrysler New Yorker is a sedan/saloon-bodied car with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.4 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 434 N·m (320 lb·ft/44.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1801 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3188 mm | 125.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5477 mm | 215.6 inches | |
| Width | 1970 mm | 77.6 inches | |
| Height | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 194 mm | 7.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1801 kg | 3971 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5422 cc (330.871 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 26.8 kW/litre 36.5 ps/litre 36 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.04 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1005.9 kPa (145.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 677.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 109.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.39 kg/kW 20.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43791 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Chrysler New Yorker added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-02-25. |
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