This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Valiant 100 is part of Plymouth's EV1/2-L model series.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 4000 rpm and 292 Nm (215 lbft/29.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3694 cc (225.422 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 86.5 × 104.78 mm
3.41 × 4.13 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4000 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | 292 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
||
| Specific output | 29.3 kW/litre 39.8 ps/litre 39.3 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
79.05 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley Type R 4163A carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 993.3 kPa (144.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 615.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 321596 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | VL41 | ||
| Model family | EV1/2-L | ||
| RAC rating | 27.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1969 Plymouth Valiant 100 added 2013-03-13. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
|||