This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Tempest Safari forms part of Pontiac's 233 series of cars.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.5 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 279 N·m (206 lb·ft/28.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 5192 mm | 204.4 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| 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 | 3.5 litre 3529 cc (215.353 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 82.55 mm
3.75 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
279 Nm (206 ft·lb) (28.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.6 kW/litre 40.2 ps/litre 39.7 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
79.06 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 993.5 kPa (144.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 588.17 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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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 | 7.35 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | gross | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 708983 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 35 | ||
| Model family | 233 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Pontiac Tempest Safari added 2020-09-27. Last modified 2020-09-27. |
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