The Town & Country is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon motor car with a front placed engine, from Chrysler.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 6.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 434 N·m (320 lb·ft/44.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 2278 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/9 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 | 5784 mm | 227.7 inches | |
| Width | 2017 mm | 79.4 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2278 kg | 5022 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 91 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.6 litre 6555 cc (400.011 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) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
22.2 kW/litre 30.2 ps/litre 29.7 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.21 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 Ca TQ9078S carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 832 kPa (120.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 819.38 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.67 kg/kW 26.17 lb/bhp |
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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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 14.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | HR78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | HR78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2482 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 123277 | ||
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| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Chrysler Town & Country added 2004-11-12. Last modified 2021-02-24. |
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