Pontiac Le Mans Station Wagon 9-Seater is a car that has an estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 4400 rpm and 373 Nm (275 lbft/38 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1894 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 9 seater estate/station wagon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5367 mm | 211.3 inches | |
| Width | 1948 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1894 kg | 4176 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5736 cc (350.032 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.3 × 95.25 mm
3.87 × 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 (DIN) |
177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
22.8 kW/litre 30.9 ps/litre 30.5 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
65.03 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 817.2 kPa (118.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 717 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 93.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.51 kg/kW 24.24 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | I.W.TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TrRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65560 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 47.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Pontiac Le Mans Station Wagon 9-Seater added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-08. |
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