This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Pontiac's 237 series.
Powering the Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupé H.O. is an overhead valve, 5.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) at 5100 rpm and 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5098 mm | 200.7 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.5 litres | 17.9 [21.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5812 cc (354.67 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.55 × 95.25 mm
3.88 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.8 ps/litre 55.1 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
88.61 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1113.5 kPa (161.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 726.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 8.25 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.25 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 | 345587 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 23727 | ||
| Model family | 237 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupé H.O. added 2013-07-15. Last modified 2020-06-10. |
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