The Plymouth Explorer is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The 3.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder that develops 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via an automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4704 mm | 185.2 inches | |
| Width | 1953 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3772 cc (230.182 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 117.47 mm
3.25 × 4.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 21.7 kW/litre 29.6 ps/litre 29.2 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 628.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 366355 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Plymouth Explorer added 2014-05-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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