The Pontiac Tempest Custom is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Pontiac Tempest Custom is one of the 235 model family from Pontiac.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 285 bhp (289 PS/213 kW) at 5000 rpm and 487 N·m (359 lb·ft/49.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 3 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 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5248 mm | 206.6 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.5 litres | 17.9 [21.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Pontiac | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5297 cc (323.243 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94.2 × 95 mm
3.71 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
289 PS (285 bhp) (213 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
487 Nm (359 ft·lb) (49.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.6 ps/litre 53.8 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.94 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1155.3 kPa (167.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 662.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 474056 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 69 | ||
| Model family | 235 | ||
| RAC rating | 44.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom added 2016-03-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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