The Oldsmobile Custom Vista-Cruiser is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Custom Vista-Cruiser is part of Oldsmobile's 33000 family of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 310 bhp (314 PS/231 kW) at 4800 rpm and 529 Nm (390 lbft/53.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5525 mm | 217.5 inches | |
| Width | 1948 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| 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 | 5.7 litre 5737 cc (350.093 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.05 × 85.98 mm
4.06 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE gross) |
314 PS (310 bhp) (231 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE gross) |
529 Nm (390 ft·lb) (53.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE gross) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE gross) |
92.21 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1158.7 kPa (168.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 717.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 849838 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 4855 | ||
| Model family | 33000 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Oldsmobile Custom Vista-Cruiser added 2025-11-15. Last modified 2025-11-16. |
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