The Vauxhall Viscount is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Vauxhall Viscount belongs to the 98000 Cresta PC model family from Vauxhall.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.3 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 239 N·m (176 lb·ft/24.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 2731 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Length | 4790 mm | 188.6 inches | |
| Width | 1775 mm | 69.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | PC51 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3298 cc (201.256 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.08 × 82.55 mm
3.63 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
239 Nm (176 ft·lb) (24.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
27.8 kW/litre 37.8 ps/litre 37.3 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
72.47 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 910.7 kPa (132.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 269 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 565609 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 98669 | ||
| Model family | 98000 Cresta PC | ||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Vauxhall Viscount added 2018-11-12. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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