Pontiac Grand Am GT is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 278 N·m (205 lb·ft/28.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1414 kg.
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 | 2723 mm | 107.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4732 mm | 186.3 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1414 kg | 3117 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.1 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LA1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3350 cc (204.43 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 84 mm
3.62 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
278 Nm (205 ft·lb) (28.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
39 kW/litre 53 ps/litre 52.2 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
82.99 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1042.8 kPa (151.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 558.33 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 125.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.84 kg/kW 18.1 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 ? | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.3Li.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/50 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/50 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 109417 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT (2003) added 2003-04-03. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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