This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.5 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) at 5200 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lbft/38.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Plymouth Barracuda S weighs a stated 1451 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 190 km/h, which is 118 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2692 mm | 106 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4780 mm | 188.2 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 173 mm | 6.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1451 kg | 3199 lb | |
| 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 | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4492 cc (274.119 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.2 × 84.1 mm
3.63 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39 kW/litre 53 ps/litre 52.3 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.59 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1063.1 kPa (154.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 561.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 25 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s
@ 85 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.28 kg/kW 13.83 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.95-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.95-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1619 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 218856 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Plymouth Barracuda S added 2010-08-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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