This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 350 bhp (355 PS/261 kW) at 5200 rpm and 495 N·m (365 lb·ft/50.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1690 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2789 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4821 mm | 189.8 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1690 kg | 3726 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LT1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5665 cc (345.7 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 495 Nm (365 ft·lb) (50.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.38 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1098 kPa (159.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.13 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 209.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 154.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 207.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.48 kg/kW 10.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114939 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Pontiac GTO Automatic (2004) added 2003-10-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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