The Newport is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front mounted engine, sold by Chrysler.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 3600 rpm and 224 Nm (165 lbft/22.8 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1644 kg.
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 | 3010 mm | 118.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5593 mm | 220.2 inches | |
| Width | 1971 mm | 77.6 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1644 kg | 3624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3681 cc (224.628 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.4 × 104.65 mm
3.4 × 4.12 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
17.2 kW/litre 23.4 ps/litre 23.1 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
60.85 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 764.7 kPa (110.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 613.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.94 kg/kW 43.32 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P195/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 2.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 635448 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Chrysler Newport added 2020-02-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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