The Barracuda is a road car from Plymouth, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It forms part of Plymouth's 4B2 family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.9 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 245 bhp (248 PS/183 kW) at 4800 rpm and 434 Nm (320 lbft/44.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
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 | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 4968 mm | 195.6 inches | |
| Width | 1920 mm | 75.6 inches | |
| Height | 1293 mm | 50.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.5 litres | 13.7 [16.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5896 cc (359.796 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 90.9 mm
4 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
248 PS (245 bhp) (183 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
31 kW/litre 42.1 ps/litre 41.6 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
73.61 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 925 kPa (134.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 737 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 5.0J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.35 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 519717 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | BH23 | ||
| Model family | 4B2 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Plymouth Barracuda added 2017-06-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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