The Oldsmobile Jetfire is a 2 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.5 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 4600 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1297 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 172 km/h or 107 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4780 mm | 188.2 inches | |
| Width | 1819 mm | 71.6 inches | |
| Height | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1297 kg | 2859 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 1.93 m² | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3531 cc (215.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 71.1 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
115.26 Nm/litre
1.39 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1448.5 kPa (210.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett AiResearch turbo | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 28.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s
@ 80 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 168.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.09 kg/kW 13.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 4.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 13 4-ply | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 13 4-ply | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | 819 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 90299 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire added 2002-01-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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