This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Plymouth's TP2-L family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.9 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) at 4400 rpm and 515 Nm (380 lbft/52.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 8/9 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 5337 mm | 210.1 inches | |
| Width | 1908 mm | 75.1 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.5 litres | 17.9 [21.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | Commando 361 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5913 cc (360.833 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.7 × 85.85 mm
4.12 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
87.1 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1094.5 kPa (158.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 739.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 537064 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 357 | ||
| Model family | TP2-L | ||
| RAC rating | 54.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Plymouth Savoy Station Wagon Automatic added 2017-12-30. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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