The Chrysler New Yorker C56-1 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.4 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 4000 rpm and 423 Nm (312 lbft/43.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 1905 kg, the Chrysler New Yorker C56-1 manages to cover the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 13.6 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 19.3 seconds.
Top stated speed is 170 km/h (106 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3188 mm | 125.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 5359 mm | 211 inches | |
| Width | 1949 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 216 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1905 kg | 4200 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 2.23 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 423 Nm (312 ft·lb) (43.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24.8 kW/litre 33.7 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.02 Nm/litre
0.94 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) | 980.4 kPa (142.2 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) | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 13.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.19 kg/kW 23.71 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 | 12.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.00-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1297 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48059 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1951 Chrysler New Yorker C56-1 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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