This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Chrysler Saratoga is one of the PC2-M8 Saratoga model family from Chrysler.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6.3 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) at 4600 rpm and 576 Nm (425 lbft/58.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
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 | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 5573 mm | 219.4 inches | |
| Width | 2017 mm | 79.4 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6271 cc (382.68 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.36 × 95.25 mm
4.03 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
576 Nm (425 ft·lb) (58.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.6 kW/litre 52.5 ps/litre 51.8 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.85 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter AFB-2927S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1154.2 kPa (167.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 783.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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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 | 8.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 771056 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 23 | ||
| Model family | PC2-M8 Saratoga | ||
| RAC rating | 52.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Chrysler Saratoga added 2022-08-27. Last modified 2022-08-28. |
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