The Pontiac Star Chief is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.4 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 313 bhp (317 PS/233 kW) at 4600 rpm and 583 Nm (430 lbft/59.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed manual transmission.
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