The Silver Streak is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front placed engine, from Pontiac.
The Pontiac Silver Streak's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, side valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 3200 rpm.
A 3 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1702 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5340 mm | 210.2 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 191 mm | 7.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1702 kg | 3752 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 77.3 litres | 17 [20.4] 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 | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3921 cc (239.274 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.5 × 101.6 mm
3.56 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17.1 kW/litre 23.3 ps/litre 23 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 653.5 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 | Higher is better 53.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 52.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.36 kg/kW 42.36 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 | 13.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65472 | ||
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| RAC rating | 30.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Pontiac Silver Streak added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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