The Pontiac Aztek FWD is a 5 door off-road vehicle-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.4 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 5200 rpm and 285 Nm (210 lbft/29.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Pontiac Aztek FWD weighs a stated 1714 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2751 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Length | 4625 mm | 182.1 inches | |
| Width | 1872 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1694 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1714 kg | 3779 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.1 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | LA1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3350 cc (204.43 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 84 mm
3.62 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
41.2 kW/litre 56 ps/litre 55.2 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
85.07 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1069.1 kPa (155.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 558.33 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 109.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.42 kg/kW 20.75 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TrailingTwistBeamAxle.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 89573 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Pontiac Aztek FWD added 2001-12-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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