This automobile has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 127 bhp (129 PS/95 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 317 N·m (234 lb·ft/32.3 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via an automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5425 mm | 213.6 inches | |
| Width | 1947 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 196 mm | 7.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4385 cc (267.589 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.6 × 95.25 mm
3.37 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 129 PS (127 bhp) (95 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 317 Nm (234 ft·lb) (32.3 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 21.6 kW/litre 29.4 ps/litre 29 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.29 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 908.4 kPa (131.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 548.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
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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 | 4.840 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5.5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.10 x 15-4 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15-4 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171138 | ||
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| RAC rating | 36.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Pontiac Star Chief Hydramatic added 2008-03-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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