This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Pontiac Tempest Custom Hardtop Sprint belongs to the 235 range of cars from Pontiac.
Powering the Pontiac Tempest Custom Hardtop Sprint is a single overhead camshaft, 4.1 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 5200 rpm and 346 N·m (255 lb·ft/35.3 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means 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 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5199 mm | 204.7 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| 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 | 4.1 litre 4103 cc (250.38 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.55 × 89.66 mm
3.88 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
346 Nm (255 ft·lb) (35.3 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
39.1 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
84.33 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1059.7 kPa (153.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 683.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 345939 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 23539 | ||
| Model family | 235 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Pontiac Tempest Custom Hardtop Sprint added 2013-07-15. Last modified 2020-06-10. |
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