Plymouth Duster 340 is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 5.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1445 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 177 km/h (110 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 | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1445 kg | 3186 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.9 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.6 litre 5572 cc (340.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.62 × 84.1 mm
4.04 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.1 kW/litre 43.7 ps/litre 43.1 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.53 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 886.3 kPa (128.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 696.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 168.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.07 kg/kW 13.49 lb/bhp |
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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 | I.W.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 67144 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Plymouth Duster 340 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-08-03. |
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