The Fury III is a motor vehicle from Plymouth, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Plymouth Fury III is one of the 4P2 model family from Plymouth.
Powering the Plymouth Fury III is an overhead valve, 5.9 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 4000 rpm and 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic 'box.
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 | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 5585 mm | 219.9 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
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| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5896 cc (359.796 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 90.9 mm
4 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
22.8 kW/litre 31 ps/litre 30.5 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
66.66 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 837.6 kPa (121.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 737 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | G78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | G78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 294 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 519563 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | PH41 | ||
| Model family | 4P2 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Plymouth Fury III added 2017-06-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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