The Oldsmobile 88 Sedan is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.3 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 4000 rpm and 434 Nm (320 lbft/44.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 5166 mm | 203.4 inches | |
| Width | 1988 mm | 78.3 inches | |
| Height | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Oldsmobile | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5311 cc (324.097 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.4 × 87.3 mm
3.87 × 3.44 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 | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 26 kW/litre 35.3 ps/litre 34.8 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.72 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1026.9 kPa (148.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 663.88 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) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 451517 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Oldsmobile 88 Sedan added 2016-01-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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