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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| 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 | 1583 kg | 3490 | |
| 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 6586 cc (401.902 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 110.5 × 85.85 mm
4.35 × 3.38 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.29 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) bij 3600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
427 Nm (315 ft·lb) (43.5 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
64.83 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 7.9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ro M4MC carb | ||
| 814.7 kPa (118.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 4400 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 823.25 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 | 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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| 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 | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.41 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 99594 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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