This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Plymouth Belvedere is one of the LP2-H model family from Plymouth.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.2 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4400 rpm and 461 Nm (340 lbft/47 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 5197 mm | 204.6 inches | |
| Width | 1986 mm | 78.2 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | Fury V-800 Super-Pak | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.2 litre 5210 cc (317.934 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.31 × 84.07 mm
3.91 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| 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) |
461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
35.8 kW/litre 48.7 ps/litre 48 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
88.48 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1111.9 kPa (161.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 651.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.50-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 666292 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 253 | ||
| Model family | LP2-H | ||
| RAC rating | 48.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Plymouth Belvedere added 2020-04-06. Last modified 2020-04-10. |
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