The Dodge Aries America Station Wagon TorqueFlite is a 5 door estate/station wagon style car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
It forms part of Dodge's KDH series of cars.
The 2.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1135 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2548 mm | 100.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 4547 mm | 179 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 115 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1135 kg | 2502 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2213 cc (135.046 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 92 mm
3.44 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
31.3 kW/litre 42.6 ps/litre 42 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
74.56 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 936.9 kPa (135.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 553.25 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.37 kg/kW 27.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 691559 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 45 | ||
| Model family | KDH | ||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Dodge Aries America Station Wagon TorqueFlite added 2020-07-11. Last modified 2020-07-11. |
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