Oldsmobile Aurora is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 3.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 312 N·m (230 lb·ft/31.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1645 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 203 km/h or 126 mph.
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 | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 5062 mm | 199.3 inches | |
| Width | 1852 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1645 kg | 3627 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3473 cc (211.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.5 × 92 mm
3.52 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
312 Nm (230 ft·lb) (31.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
46.2 kW/litre 62.8 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
89.84 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1128.9 kPa (163.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.1 s
@ 88.5 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.26 kg/kW 17.14 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.3Li.CS.STA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2567 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81664 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Oldsmobile Aurora added 2001-07-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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