This car has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The Plymouth Valiant Signet belongs to the EV1/2-H range of cars from Plymouth.
Powering the Plymouth Valiant Signet is an overhead valve, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 4400 rpm and 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2799 cc (170.805 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.5 × 79.38 mm
3.41 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.6 kW/litre 41.7 ps/litre 41.1 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
75.03 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ball & Ball Type BBS 4601S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 942.8 kPa (136.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 466.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
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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 | 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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 321442 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | VH41 | ||
| Model family | EV1/2-H | ||
| RAC rating | 27.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Plymouth Valiant Signet Automatic added 2013-03-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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