The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 4800 rpm and 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1474 kg.
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is said to be able to manage a top speed of 205 km/h or 127 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) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4872 mm | 191.8 inches | |
| Width | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 115 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1474 kg | 3250 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5013 cc (305.912 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
28.3 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.9 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
64.83 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 814.7 kPa (118.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 626.63 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 | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.4 kg/kW 17.38 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LongLeadArms.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P245/50 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/50 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1985 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99132 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am added 2002-09-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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