The Oldsmobile Toronado is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Oldsmobile Toronado's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 7.4 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 508 N·m (375 lb·ft/51.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 2114 kg.
Top quoted speed is 169 km/h (105 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3106 mm | 122.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 5585 mm | 219.9 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2114 kg | 4661 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7.4 litre 7447 cc (454.444 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.78 × 107.95 mm
4.13 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
508 Nm (375 ft·lb) (51.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
26.5 kW/litre 36.1 ps/litre 35.6 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.22 Nm/litre
0.82 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) | 857.2 kPa (124.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 930.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 169 km/h (105 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.7 kg/kW 17.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 69795 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 9657 | ||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Oldsmobile Toronado added before December 1995. Last modified 2021-07-15. |
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