The Chieftain is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front mounted engine, produced by Pontiac.
The Chieftain forms part of Pontiac's 27 family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) at 4500 rpm and 479 Nm (353 lbft/48.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
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