The Pontiac Firebird Formula is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6.6 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4400 rpm and 440 Nm (325 lbft/44.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1624 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 186 km/h (116 mph).
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 | 1565 | 61.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1532 | 60.3 | |
| Lengte | 4867 | 191.6 | |
| Breedte | 1864 | 73.4 | |
| Hoogte | 1280 | 50.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 117 | 4.6 | |
| 1.77 | |||
| Gewicht | 1624 kg | 3580 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.6 litre 6555 cc (400.011 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 104.65 × 95.25 mm
4.12 × 3.75 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.1 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) bij 4400 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) bij 3200 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
28.4 kW/litre 38.7 ps/litre 38.1 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
67.12 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ro 7042263 carb | ||
| 843.5 kPa (122.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 4400 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 819.38 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | |||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 186 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.71 kg/kW 14.55 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | 4.600 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 12.10 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.LowTrailLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | RA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 7 x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | F70x14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | F70x14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 278 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 2263 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.42 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66858 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 54.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Pontiac Firebird Formula added 1995-12-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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