The Starfire SX Sport Coupé is a motor car from Oldsmobile, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) of power at 3200 rpm, and maximum torque of 332 N·m (245 lb·ft/33.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1333 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 170 km/h (106 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4560 mm | 179.5 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 124 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1333 kg | 2939 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4999 cc (305.058 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
332 Nm (245 ft·lb) (33.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
19.4 kW/litre 26.4 ps/litre 26 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.41 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 834.6 kPa (121 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.75 kg/kW 22.97 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 4.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LowTrailRA.TA.TLB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1707 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70026 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Oldsmobile Starfire SX Sport Coupé added 1996-05-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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