The Plymouth Suburban 440 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 7.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 4400 rpm and 624 N·m (460 lb·ft/63.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 5593 mm | 220.2 inches | |
| Width | 2022 mm | 79.6 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.2 litre 7206 cc (439.737 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.73 × 95.25 mm
4.32 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE gross) |
340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE gross) |
624 Nm (460 ft·lb) (63.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE gross) |
34.7 kW/litre 47.1 ps/litre 46.5 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE gross) |
86.59 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1088.2 kPa (157.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 900.75 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 | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 6½JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | F78 x 15 2B/2 | ||
| Tyres rear | F78 x 15 2B/2 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 826705 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | PL46 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Plymouth Suburban 440 added 2025-02-28. Last modified 2025-03-09. |
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