Pontiac Tempest is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Pontiac Tempest is an overhead valve, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 3800 rpm and 258 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1324 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 137 km/h (85 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Length | 4808 mm | 189.3 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1324 kg | 2919 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3181 cc (194.117 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 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 258 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.8 kW/litre 35.1 ps/litre 34.6 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.11 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1019.2 kPa (147.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 795.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 15 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.9 s
@ 67.8 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 137 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.14 kg/kW 26.96 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 148599 | ||
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| RAC rating | 26.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Pontiac Tempest (1961) added 2006-10-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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