This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The Pontiac G6 GXP Sedan's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 252 bhp (256 PS/188 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 341 N·m (252 lb·ft/34.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1608 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA 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) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4801 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1608 kg | 3545 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LY7 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3564 cc (217.489 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 85.6 mm
3.7 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 256 PS (252 bhp) (188 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 341 Nm (252 ft·lb) (34.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.7 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.7 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.68 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1202.3 kPa (174.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6900 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 594 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 158.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.56 kg/kW 14.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| 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 | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 198011 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Pontiac G6 GXP Sedan (2009) added 2009-06-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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