This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a supercharged engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Pontiac Grand Prix GTP weighs a claimed 1580 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 | 2807 mm | 110.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 5037 mm | 198.3 inches | |
| Width | 1875 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1580 kg | 3483 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64.4 litres | 14.2 [17] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L32 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.1 kW/litre 69.5 ps/litre 68.6 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.24 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1259.6 kPa (182.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5900 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 166.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 164.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.15 kg/kW 13.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/34/26 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/6.9/9.0 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/14.5/11.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/40.8/31.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/34.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.3Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin Energy P225/55 R 17 H | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Energy P225/55 R 17 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 226457 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP added 2010-12-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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