The Plymouth Satellite Sedan is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 5.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that develops 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
The Plymouth Satellite Sedan weighs a claimed 1567 kg at the kerb.
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) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5197 mm | 204.6 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 142 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1567 kg | 3455 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79 litres | 17.4 [20.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.5 kW/litre 29.2 ps/litre 28.8 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
67.75 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 851.4 kPa (123.5 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 | Higher is better 97.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.01 kg/kW 23.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 5.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2451 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 67639 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Plymouth Satellite Sedan added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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