The 2000 Sunbird 1.8 is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front mounted engine, from Pontiac.
The Pontiac 2000 Sunbird 1.8 is one of the 2J model family from Pontiac.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) at 5200 rpm and 138 Nm (102 lbft/14.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1090 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Length | 4455 mm | 175.4 inches | |
| Width | 1681 mm | 66.2 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1090 kg | 2403 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.5 litres | 11.3 [13.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LH8 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1792 cc (109.355 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.84 × 79.25 mm
3.34 × 3.12 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
35 kW/litre 47.5 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
77.01 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 967.7 kPa (140.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 448 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | Higher is better 78.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.4 kg/kW 29.07 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 247 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 715869 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | B69 | ||
| Model family | 2J | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Pontiac 2000 Sunbird 1.8 added 2021-01-04. Last modified 2021-01-06. |
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