This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Sedan's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5461 mm | 215 inches | |
| Width | 1956 mm | 77 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Oldsmobile | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4977 cc (303.715 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 87.3 mm
3.75 × 3.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Quadri-Jet carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 622.13 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) | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 449933 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Sedan added 2015-12-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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