The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 6.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 433 N·m (319 lb·ft/44.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 1623 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 190 km/h or 118 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 | 2748 | 108.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1557 | 61.3 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1524 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 5032 | 198.1 | |
| Breedte | 1854 | 73 | |
| Hoogte | 1252 | 49.3 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 117 | 4.6 | |
| 1.83 | |||
| Gewicht | 1623 kg | 3578 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] 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) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
433 Nm (319 ft·lb) (44.2 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25 kW/litre 34 ps/litre 33.6 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
66.06 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.1:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ro M4MC carb | ||
| 830.1 kPa (120.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 4400 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 819.38 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.89 kg/kW 16.53 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 | 2.410 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 12.60 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 2106 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.23 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99539 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 54.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am added 2002-09-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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