Pontiac Safari Wagon is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 3200 rpm and 346 N·m (255 lb·ft/35.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1895 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2945 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Length | 5465 mm | 215.2 inches | |
| Width | 2015 mm | 79.3 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1895 kg | 4178 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LG4 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5002 cc (305.241 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94.9 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
346 Nm (255 ft·lb) (35.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
20.9 kW/litre 28.4 ps/litre 28 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
69.17 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 869.2 kPa (126.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 625.25 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 74.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 55.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 73.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.15 kg/kW 30.32 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 7 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 301 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 206404 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Pontiac Safari Wagon added 2009-10-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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