The Pontiac Firebird is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Firebird forms part of Pontiac's 223 model range.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.1 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
A 2 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
The Pontiac Firebird weighs a stated 1428 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2743 | 108 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1524 | 60 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1524 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 4796 | 188.8 | |
| Breedte | 1849 | 72.8 | |
| Hoogte | 1270 | 50 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Gewicht | 1428 kg | 3148 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Pontiac | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.1 litre 4103 cc (250.38 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 98.55 × 89.66 mm
3.88 × 3.53 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.1 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 12 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) bij 4800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) bij 2600 t/min |
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| Specific output | 31.8 kW/litre 43.2 ps/litre 42.7 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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79.21 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| 995.4 kPa (144.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 683.83 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 124.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.94 kg/kW 18.28 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6 x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Firestone E70-14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Firestone E70-14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 241 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.23 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 343277 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 22337 | ||
| Model familie | 223 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Pontiac Firebird Automatic added 2013-07-15. Last modified 2020-06-10. |
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