The Chrysler Town & Country is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine located in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
It is part of Chrysler's 4C-P family of cars.
The 7.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 230 bhp (233 PS/172 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 474 N·m (350 lb·ft/48.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 2286 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 5707 mm | 224.7 inches | |
| Width | 2017 mm | 79.4 inches | |
| Height | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2286 kg | 5040 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.2 litre 7206 cc (439.737 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.73 × 95.25 mm
4.32 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
233 PS (230 bhp) (172 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
474 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
23.8 kW/litre 32.4 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
65.78 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 826.6 kPa (119.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 900.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 102.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.33 kg/kW 22.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 6½JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | L78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | L78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48158 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | CP45 | ||
| Model family | 4C-P | ||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Chrysler Town & Country added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-07-21. |
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