The Pontiac Firebird Formula is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Powering the Pontiac Firebird Formula is an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 310 bhp (314 PS/231 kW) at 5200 rpm and 461 N·m (340 lb·ft/47 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1528 kg.
Full specs
|
|
Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| 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 | 1528 kg | 3369 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5665 cc (345.7 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
314 PS (310 bhp) (231 kW) at 5200 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
||
| Specific output (SAEnet) |
40.8 kW/litre 55.5 ps/litre 54.7 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
81.38 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1022.6 kPa (148.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.13 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 205.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 151.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 202.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.61 kg/kW 11.04 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78661 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
2001 Pontiac Firebird Formula Automatic added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||