The Plymouth Belvedere Club Sedan is a 2 door saloon-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Belvedere Club Sedan forms part of Plymouth's LP2-H series of cars.
Powering the Plymouth Belvedere Club Sedan is an overhead valve, 6.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) at 5200 rpm and 502 N·m (370 lb·ft/51.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via 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 | 2 | ||
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| 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 | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | Golden Commando | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.4 litre 6404 cc (390.796 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.12 × 95.85 mm
4.06 × 3.77 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
502 Nm (370 ft·lb) (51.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.3 ps/litre 47.6 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
78.39 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Carter WCFB 2631S carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 985.1 kPa (142.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 800.5 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 665577 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 251 | ||
| Model family | LP2-H | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Plymouth Belvedere Club Sedan added 2020-04-06. Last modified 2020-04-10. |
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