The Plymouth Satellite Wagon is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The Satellite Wagon is part of Plymouth's 4R2 range of cars.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops 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.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 3 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2972 mm | 117 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 5514 mm | 217.1 inches | |
| Width | 2012 mm | 79.2 inches | |
| Height | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| 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 | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | H78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 521301 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | RL45 | ||
| Model family | 4R2 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Plymouth Satellite Wagon added 2017-06-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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