The Plymouth Barracuda Coupé is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Barracuda Coupé forms part of Plymouth's GB1|GB2 series of cars.
Powering the Plymouth Barracuda Coupé is an overhead valve, 3.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 4400 rpm and 244 N·m (180 lb·ft/24.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
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) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1902 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3251 cc (198.388 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.36 × 92.5 mm
3.4 × 3.64 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE gross) |
127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE gross) |
244 Nm (180 ft·lb) (24.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE gross) |
28.7 kW/litre 39 ps/litre 38.4 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE gross) |
75.05 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter BBS-4955S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 943.2 kPa (136.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 541.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 5.0J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.35 x 14 2B | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35 x 14 2B | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 828058 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | BH21 | ||
| Model family | GB1|GB2 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Plymouth Barracuda Coupé Automatic added 2025-02-17. Last modified 2025-02-23. |
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