The Aurora is a road car from Oldsmobile, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Oldsmobile Aurora's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1799 kg, the Oldsmobile Aurora manages to cover the 0-60 mph sprint in 8.1 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 15.9 seconds.
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 | 2891 mm | 113.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 5217 mm | 205.4 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 142 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1799 kg | 3966 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3995 cc (243.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
46.7 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
88.36 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1110.4 kPa (161 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s
@ 87 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 140.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.65 kg/kW 16.12 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.Cs.TA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124806 | ||
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| RAC rating | 37.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Oldsmobile Aurora added 2004-12-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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