Plymouth Fury III 440 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7.2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 4400 rpm and 624 Nm (460 lbft/63.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5464 mm | 215.1 inches | |
| Width | 2019 mm | 79.5 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.2 litre 7206 cc (439.737 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.73 × 95.25 mm
4.32 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE gross) |
340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE gross) |
624 Nm (460 ft·lb) (63.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE gross) |
34.7 kW/litre 47.1 ps/litre 46.5 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE gross) |
86.59 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1088.2 kPa (157.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 900.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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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 | 5½JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | G78 x 15 2B/2 | ||
| Tyres rear | G78 x 15 2B/2 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 827244 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | PM41 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Plymouth Fury III 440 added 2025-02-24. Last modified 2025-03-09. |
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