The Star Chief Vista Hardtop is a rear wheel drive sedan/saloon passenger car with a front placed engine, sold by Pontiac.
The Pontiac Star Chief Vista Hardtop is one of the 26 range of cars from Pontiac.
Powering the Pontiac Star Chief Vista Hardtop is an overhead valve, 6.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 3600 rpm and 529 N·m (390 lb·ft/53.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 5552 mm | 218.6 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | Trophy V-8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.4 litre 6362 cc (388.233 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.1 × 95.25 mm
4.06 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
529 Nm (390 ft·lb) (53.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
25.2 kW/litre 34.3 ps/litre 33.8 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.15 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter AFB 3123S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1044.9 kPa (151.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 795.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 6K x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6K x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.00 x 14 4PLY | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 14 4PLY | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 821733 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 39 | ||
| Model family | 26 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Pontiac Star Chief Vista Hardtop added 2025-01-05. Last modified 2025-01-06. |
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