The Ninety-Eight Starfire Hydra-Matic is a passenger car from Oldsmobile, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.3 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 202 bhp (205 PS/151 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic 'box.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3175 mm | 125 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 5394 mm | 212.4 inches | |
| Width | 1988 mm | 78.3 inches | |
| Height | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5311 cc (324.097 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 98.4 × 87.3 mm
3.87 × 3.44 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 205 PS (202 bhp) (151 kW) at 4000 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
||
| Specific output | 28.4 kW/litre 38.6 ps/litre 38 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
84.73 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Quadri-Jet carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1064.7 kPa (154.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 663.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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 | 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 | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 451484 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1955 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Starfire Hydra-Matic added 2016-01-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
|||