The Catalina is a car from Pontiac, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
Its 6.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 534 N·m (394 lb·ft/54.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1786 kg.
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 | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5382 mm | 211.9 inches | |
| Width | 1999 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1786 kg | 3937 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.3 litres | 20.7 [24.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 6.4 litre 6380 cc (389.331 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.1 × 95.25 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) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
534 Nm (394 ft·lb) (54.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
25.1 kW/litre 34.2 ps/litre 33.7 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
83.7 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1051.8 kPa (152.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 797.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 122.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.14 kg/kW 18.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 5.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2006 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73678 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2369 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Pontiac Catalina added 1997-11-24. Last modified 2014-11-21. |
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