The Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The Custom Cruiser forms part of Oldsmobile's 36800 model range.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 7.5 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 623 N·m (460 lb·ft/63.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
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 | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 5723 mm | 225.3 inches | |
| Width | 2019 mm | 79.5 inches | |
| Height | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| 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 | GM | ||
| Engine code | L31 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.5 litre 7453 cc (454.81 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.8 × 108 mm
4.13 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
623 Nm (460 ft·lb) (63.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
32 kW/litre 43.5 ps/litre 42.9 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.59 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1050.4 kPa (152.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 931.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| 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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| 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 | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | L78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | L78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 727914 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 6845 | ||
| Model family | 36800 | ||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser added 2021-07-15. Last modified 2021-07-15. |
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