The Oldsmobile Intrigue GL is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.8 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) at 5200 rpm and 298 Nm (220 lbft/30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic 'box.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1624 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 203 km/h (126 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Length | 4968 mm | 195.6 inches | |
| Width | 1869 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1624 kg | 3580 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 64% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86.4 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
38.4 kW/litre 52.2 ps/litre 51.4 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
78.61 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 987.8 kPa (143.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.17 kg/kW 18.66 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 | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.S.LLi.TrailLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2374 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.05 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22506 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL added 1997-11-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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