The Pontiac Tempest Custom V8 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the rear wheels.
The Pontiac Tempest Custom V8 belongs to the 235 range of cars from Pontiac.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.3 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 285 bhp (289 PS/213 kW) at 5000 rpm and 486 Nm (358 lbft/49.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
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