The Pontiac Catalina is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon bodyshell.
The Pontiac Catalina belongs to the 252 model family from Pontiac.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.4 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 338 bhp (343 PS/252 kW) at 4800 rpm and 587 Nm (433 lbft/59.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual set of gears.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5451 mm | 214.6 inches | |
| Width | 2022 mm | 79.6 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100.4 litres | 22.1 [26.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.4 litre 6367 cc (388.538 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.2 × 95.15 mm
4.06 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
343 PS (338 bhp) (252 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
587 Nm (433 ft·lb) (59.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
39.6 kW/litre 53.8 ps/litre 53.1 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
92.19 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1158.5 kPa (168 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 795.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6JK x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JK x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 707608 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 69 | ||
| Model family | 252 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Pontiac Catalina added 2020-10-01. Last modified 2020-10-01. |
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