The Pontiac Bonneville SE is a 4 door saloon-bodied automobile with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 312 N·m (230 lb·ft/31.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1628 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 5146 mm | 202.6 inches | |
| Width | 1885 mm | 74.2 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1628 kg | 3589 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L36 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
312 Nm (230 ft·lb) (31.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54.1 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
82.3 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.2 kPa (150 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 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 127.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.65 kg/kW 17.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Firestone Affinity P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Firestone Affinity P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2607 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171127 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Pontiac Bonneville SE added 2008-03-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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