The Polara Custom Station Wagon is a car from Dodge, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 255 bhp (259 PS/190 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 488 N·m (360 lb·ft/49.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 5677 mm | 223.5 inches | |
| Width | 2012 mm | 79.2 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Dodge | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5815 cc (354.853 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 89.66 mm
4 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
259 PS (255 bhp) (190 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
32.7 kW/litre 44.5 ps/litre 43.9 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.92 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1054.6 kPa (153 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 726.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6.0JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | J78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | J78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 677149 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | DL46 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Dodge Polara Custom Station Wagon added 2020-06-08. Last modified 2020-06-08. |
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