The LeBaron Hardtop is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front located engine, sold by Imperial.
The LeBaron Hardtop forms part of Imperial's GY-M model range.
Powering the Imperial LeBaron Hardtop is an overhead valve, 7.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 230 bhp (233 PS/172 kW) at 4000 rpm and 474 N·m (350 lb·ft/48.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 2189 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5834 mm | 229.7 inches | |
| Width | 2009 mm | 79.1 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2189 kg | 4826 lb | |
| 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 | 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 (net) |
233 PS (230 bhp) (172 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
474 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
23.8 kW/litre 32.4 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
65.78 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| 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 106.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.76 kg/kW 21.32 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | L84 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | L84 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 348447 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | YM23 | ||
| Model family | GY-M | ||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Imperial LeBaron Hardtop added 2013-07-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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