The Chrysler Newport Convertible is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It forms part of Chrysler's TC1-L series of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.9 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) at 4400 rpm and 515 Nm (380 lbft/52.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed manual set of gears.
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