The Sport Suburban PowerFlite is a passenger car from Plymouth, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The Sport Suburban PowerFlite forms part of Plymouth's PP1/2-H family of cars.
The Plymouth Sport Suburban PowerFlite's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.1 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 468 N·m (345 lb·ft/47.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 5458 mm | 214.9 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | Super Pak Fury V-800 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.1 litre 5130 cc (313.052 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.55 × 84.07 mm
3.88 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
37.8 kW/litre 51.4 ps/litre 50.7 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.23 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter BBD 2921S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1146.4 kPa (166.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 641.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 770297 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 45A | ||
| Model family | PP1/2-H | ||
| RAC rating | 48.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Plymouth Sport Suburban PowerFlite added 2022-08-31. Last modified 2022-09-01. |
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