The Newport Hardtop is a car from Chrysler, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 6.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) at 4400 rpm and 529 N·m (390 lb·ft/53.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5707 mm | 224.7 inches | |
| Width | 2009 mm | 79.1 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | Firepower 383 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6286 cc (383.595 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 85.85 mm
4.25 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
529 Nm (390 ft·lb) (53.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.8 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
84.16 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1057.5 kPa (153.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 785.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | 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 | H78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 366575 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Chrysler Newport Hardtop added 2014-05-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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