The Plymouth Fury III Hardtop is a saloon (sedan) with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Plymouth's 4P2 series.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6.6 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) at 4400 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
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 | 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 | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.6 litre 6554 cc (399.95 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.2 × 85.9 mm
4.34 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
23.3 kW/litre 31.7 ps/litre 31.3 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
62.1 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 780.4 kPa (113.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 819.25 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) | |||
| 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 | |||
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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 | 519959 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | PH23 | ||
| Model family | 4P2 | ||
| RAC rating | 60.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Plymouth Fury III Hardtop added 2017-06-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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