The Le Mans Station Wagon 9-Seater is a motor car from Pontiac, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and an estate/station wagon body style.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 4400 rpm and 366 Nm (270 lbft/37.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The Pontiac Le Mans Station Wagon 9-Seater weighs a claimed 1868 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 | 1868 kg | 4118 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.8 kW/litre 28.3 ps/litre 27.9 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
63.81 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 801.8 kPa (116.3 psi) | ||
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| 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 86.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.66 kg/kW 26.15 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 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 | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65780 | ||
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| 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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