This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 7.5 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) of power at 4800 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1450 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 201 km/h (125 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4867 mm | 191.6 inches | |
| Width | 1870 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1276 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7.5 litre 7467 cc (455.664 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.9 × 108 mm
4.13 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
33.5 kW/litre 45.5 ps/litre 44.9 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 933.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 234.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 172.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 231.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.8 kg/kW 9.7 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66682 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2887 | ||
| RAC rating | 54.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am added before December 1995. Last modified 2014-05-01. |
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