The Pontiac Sunfire SE Sedan is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5000 rpm and 183 Nm (135 lbft/18.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1199 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2644 mm | 104.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 4618 mm | 181.8 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1199 kg | 2643 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.1 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | LN2 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2190 cc (133.642 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88 mm
3.5 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.2 kW/litre 53.2 ps/litre 52.5 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.56 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1050.1 kPa (152.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 547.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.98 kg/kW 23.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.660 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TwBAx.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P195/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 127160 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Pontiac Sunfire SE Sedan (2002) added 2005-05-02. Last modified 2018-09-12. |
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