The Ssangyong Chairman V8 5000 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) at 5600 rpm and 441 Nm (325 lbft/45 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Ssangyong Chairman V8 5000 weighs a claimed 1960 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2970 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 5110 mm | 201.2 inches | |
| Width | 1895 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1960 kg | 4321 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | XGi5000 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4966 cc (303.044 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 84 mm
3.82 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 441 Nm (325 ft·lb) (45 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.8 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1115.9 kPa (161.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 620.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | Higher is better 156.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 154.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.7 kg/kW 14.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 320.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P245/45 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/45 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeD/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 239800 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Ssangyong Chairman V8 5000 added 2011-04-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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