The Tempest Custom is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front placed engine, from Pontiac.
The Pontiac Tempest Custom belongs to the 235 model family from Pontiac.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 3.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) at 4700 rpm and 293 N·m (216 lb·ft/29.9 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3748 cc (228.717 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.3 × 82.3 mm
3.87 × 3.24 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
293 Nm (216 ft·lb) (29.9 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
32.8 kW/litre 44.6 ps/litre 44 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
78.18 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 982.4 kPa (142.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 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 | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 474067 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 69 | ||
| Model family | 235 | ||
| RAC rating | 35.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Automatic added 2016-03-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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