The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 6.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 3600 rpm and 427 N·m (315 lb·ft/43.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am weighs a quoted 1583 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 180 km/h (112 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 | 2748 mm | 108.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5032 mm | 198.1 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1252 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1583 kg | 3490 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] 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 | 6.6 litre 6586 cc (401.902 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.5 × 85.85 mm
4.35 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
427 Nm (315 ft·lb) (43.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.9 kW/litre 28.5 ps/litre 28.1 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
64.83 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro M4MC carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 814.7 kPa (118.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 823.25 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.47 kg/kW 19.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.410 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2106 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99594 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.6 | ||
| 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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