Oldsmobile Vista-Cruiser is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Vista-Cruiser forms part of Oldsmobile's 34800 model range.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.7 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) at 4200 rpm and 475 Nm (350 lbft/48.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5545 mm | 218.3 inches | |
| Width | 1951 mm | 76.8 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L65 | ||
| 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) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
475 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
31.2 kW/litre 42.4 ps/litre 41.9 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
82.85 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 2 GC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1041.2 kPa (151 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | H78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 728002 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 4856 | ||
| Model family | 34800 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Oldsmobile Vista-Cruiser added 2021-07-13. Last modified 2021-07-15. |
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