This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.9 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) at 6000 rpm and 325 Nm (240 lbft/33.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1608 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Canadian domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2852 mm | 112.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4801 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1608 kg | 3545 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.7 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LZ9 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3880 cc (236.772 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 84 mm
3.9 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.76 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1052.6 kPa (152.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 646.67 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.98 kg/kW 15.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 198165 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 36.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Pontiac G6 GTP Sedan added 2009-06-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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