The Chieftain Safari is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front mounted engine, sold by Pontiac.
The Pontiac Chieftain Safari is one of the 27 model family from Pontiac.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6 litres. It produces 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.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 8/9 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 5347 mm | 210.5 inches | |
| Width | 1966 mm | 77.4 inches | |
| Height | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | Tempest 395 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 6041 cc (368.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.12 × 90.42 mm
4.06 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
479 Nm (353 ft·lb) (48.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.6 kW/litre 40.3 ps/litre 39.7 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
79.29 Nm/litre
0.96 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) | 996.4 kPa (144.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 755.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| 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) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.00-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 663432 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2794 | ||
| Model family | 27 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Pontiac Chieftain Safari added 2020-04-04. Last modified 2020-04-10. |
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