Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser is a car that has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Vista Cruiser is part of Oldsmobile's 34800 model series.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4400 rpm and 481 N·m (355 lb·ft/49 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1897 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5542 mm | 218.2 inches | |
| Width | 1961 mm | 77.2 inches | |
| Height | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 157 mm | 6.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1897 kg | 4182 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103 × 86 mm
4.06 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
481 Nm (355 ft·lb) (49 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
32.5 kW/litre 44.2 ps/litre 43.6 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.9 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 2GC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1054.3 kPa (152.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 133.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.18 kg/kW 17 lb/bhp |
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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 | 5.560 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | H78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 677974 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 34865 | ||
| Model family | 34800 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser added 2020-06-14. Last modified 2020-06-14. |
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