The Catalina Ventura is a road car from Pontiac, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Catalina Ventura forms part of Pontiac's 252 family of cars.
Powering the Pontiac Catalina Ventura is an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) at 4600 rpm and 640 N·m (472 lb·ft/65.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
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 | 5476 mm | 215.6 inches | |
| Width | 2024 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100.4 litres | 22.1 [26.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6998 cc (427.044 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.7 × 101.6 mm
4.12 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
640 Nm (472 ft·lb) (65.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.4 kW/litre 52.2 ps/litre 51.4 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.45 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1149.3 kPa (166.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 874.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | 8.55 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.55 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 467621 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 35 | ||
| Model family | 252 | ||
| RAC rating | 54.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Pontiac Catalina Ventura added 2016-03-25. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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