The Diplomat Salon is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front located engine, manufactured by Dodge.
It is part of Dodge's MGL range of cars.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 3600 rpm and 359 N·m (265 lb·ft/36.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the 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 | 2863 mm | 112.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 5197 mm | 204.6 inches | |
| Width | 1885 mm | 74.2 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] 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 | 5.2 litre 5210 cc (317.934 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.3 × 84.1 mm
3.91 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
359 Nm (265 ft·lb) (36.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
20 kW/litre 27.2 ps/litre 26.9 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
68.91 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 865.9 kPa (125.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 651.25 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P205/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 691262 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 41 | ||
| Model family | MGL | ||
| RAC rating | 48.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Dodge Diplomat Salon added 2020-07-11. Last modified 2020-07-11. |
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