This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Plymouth Satellite Custom is one of the 4R1/2 range of cars from Plymouth.
Powering the Plymouth Satellite Custom is an overhead valve, 5.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 4000 rpm and 346 N·m (255 lb·ft/35.3 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2972 mm | 117 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5306 mm | 208.9 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.9 litres | 16.3 [19.5] 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 | 5.2 litre 5210 cc (317.934 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.3 × 84.1 mm
3.91 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
346 Nm (255 ft·lb) (35.3 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
21.5 kW/litre 29.2 ps/litre 28.8 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
66.41 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 834.5 kPa (121 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 651.25 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 | |||
| 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 | 5.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5.0J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | F78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | F78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 521202 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | RH41 | ||
| Model family | 4R1/2 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom Automatic added 2017-06-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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