The Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupé is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupé is one of the 237 range of cars from Pontiac.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.3 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 285 bhp (289 PS/213 kW) at 5000 rpm and 487 Nm (359 lbft/49.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5248 mm | 206.6 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.5 litres | 17.9 [21.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5297 cc (323.243 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94.2 × 95 mm
3.71 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
289 PS (285 bhp) (213 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
487 Nm (359 ft·lb) (49.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.6 ps/litre 53.8 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.94 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1155.3 kPa (167.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 662.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 473803 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 07 | ||
| Model family | 237 | ||
| RAC rating | 44.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupé added 2016-03-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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