This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that has an output of 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 181 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1299 kg.
The Pontiac Firebird is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 160 km/h, or 99 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2565 mm | 101 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4770 mm | 187.8 inches | |
| Width | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1299 kg | 2864 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2471 cc (150.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
181 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
27.2 kW/litre 36.9 ps/litre 36.4 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
73.25 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 920.5 kPa (133.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.36 kg/kW 32.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 2.410 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LongLeadArms.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P195/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99264 | ||
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| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Pontiac Firebird added 2002-09-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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