Pontiac Firebird is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Pontiac Firebird is an overhead valve, 3.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) at 5200 rpm and 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1507 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2568 mm | 101.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4910 mm | 193.3 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 114 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1507 kg | 3322 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56% front | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L36 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.38 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
39.3 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.8 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
80.45 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1011 kPa (146.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 134.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 132.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.1 kg/kW 16.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/31/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/7.6/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/13.2/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/37.2/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/31.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.280 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P235/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 302 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78705 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Pontiac Firebird added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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