| HISTORICAL PASSENGER CAR
FLEET AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS |
| MODEL YEAR |
1955 |
1960 |
1965 |
1968 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
| CAFE,MPG |
16.1 |
16.1 |
15.9 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
14.8 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
15.9 |
17.3 |
18.8 |
19.9 |
| CURB WEIGHT, LB |
3553 |
3617 |
3487 |
3595 |
3617 |
3545 |
3599 |
3768 |
3672 |
3731 |
3747 |
3636 |
3349 |
| EQUIV. TEST WT., LB |
3769 |
3872 |
3760 |
3892 |
3902 |
3847 |
3887 |
4092 |
3956 |
4114 |
4037 |
3912 |
3627 |
| ROOMINESS, CU.FT. |
119 |
115* |
117* |
114* |
113* |
111* |
112* |
117* |
112* |
111* |
111 |
112 |
112 |
| DISPLACEMENT, CU.IN. |
271 |
262 |
291 |
313 |
316 |
301 |
301 |
310 |
289 |
295 |
286 |
280 |
260 |
| HP/CURB WEIGHT, HP/LB |
0.0333 |
0.0334 |
0.0411 |
0.0447 |
0.0442 |
0.0413 |
0.0400 |
0.0386 |
0.0368 |
0.0350 |
0.0352 |
0.0365 |
0.0368 |
| N/V, RPM/MPH |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
39.6 |
37.5 |
37.9 |
| HP/CID |
0.436 |
0.461 |
0.501 |
0.526 |
0.528 |
0.529 |
0.520 |
0.508 |
0.510 |
0.481 |
0.503 |
0.515 |
0.474 |
| HP |
119 |
125 |
147 |
165 |
164 |
149 |
146 |
147 |
137 |
132 |
134 |
134 |
123 |
| % AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS |
89.0 |
93.0 |
91.8 |
89.5 |
88.1 |
84.2 |
85.8 |
82.7 |
81.2 |
86.6 |
82.8 |
84.4 |
84.1 |
|
| DOMESTIC |
|
| CAFE,MPG |
16.0 |
15.5 |
15.4 |
- |
14.1 |
13.7 |
14.0 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
15.1 |
16.3 |
17.6 |
18.7 |
| CURB WEIGHT, LB |
3562 |
3748 |
3585 |
3784 |
3848 |
3835 |
3857 |
4022 |
3888 |
3940 |
3990 |
3913 |
3569 |
| EQUIV. TEST WT., LB |
3777 |
4000 |
3857 |
4093 |
4141 |
4143 |
4150 |
4357 |
4173 |
4352 |
4285 |
4192 |
3850 |
| ROOMINESS, CU.FT. |
120 |
118* |
119* |
118* |
117* |
117* |
117* |
122 |
116 |
114 |
114 |
116 |
116 |
| DISPLACEMENT, CU.IN. |
272 |
275 |
303 |
338 |
347 |
340 |
334 |
341 |
318 |
325 |
316 |
315 |
290 |
| HP/CURB WEIGHT, HP/LB |
0.0334 |
0.0341 |
0.0420 |
0.0465 |
0.0458 |
0.0424 |
0.0405 |
0.0389 |
0.0371 |
0.0352 |
0.0353 |
0.0369 |
0.0371 |
| N/V, RPM/MPH |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36.7 |
34.3 |
34.9 |
| HP/CID |
0.436 |
0.471 |
0.498 |
0.516 |
0.507 |
0.489 |
0.480 |
0.470 |
0.470 |
0.440 |
0.461 |
0.468 |
0.457 |
| HP |
119 |
131 |
152 |
177 |
178 |
164 |
158 |
158 |
146 |
140 |
143 |
145 |
132 |
|
| IMPORT |
|
| CAFE,MPG |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22.9 |
22.6 |
21.5 |
24.2 |
25.9 |
28.2 |
27.3 |
| CURB WEIGHT, LB |
1709 |
1835 |
1772 |
1974 |
1966 |
2031 |
2097 |
2099 |
2306 |
2394 |
2344 |
2299 |
2264 |
| EQUIV. TEST WT., LB |
2058 |
2142 |
2064 |
2170 |
2198 |
2301 |
2356 |
2355 |
2587 |
2591 |
2598 |
2557 |
2531 |
| ROOMINESS, CU.FT. |
76 |
84 |
82 |
85 |
81* |
83 |
84* |
85* |
86* |
87* |
86 |
86 |
90 |
| DISPLACEMENT, CU.IN. |
74 |
81 |
78 |
94 |
96 |
99 |
105 |
104 |
108 |
110 |
111 |
109 |
110 |
| HP/CURB WEIGHT, HP/LB |
0.0169 |
0.0236 |
0.0249 |
0.0289 |
0.0328 |
0.0357 |
0.0367 |
0.0365 |
0.0347 |
0.0337 |
0.0341 |
0.0345 |
0.0354 |
| N/V, RPM/MPH |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55.7 |
53.4 |
52.8 |
| HP/CID |
0.394 |
0.544 |
0.564 |
0.615 |
0.684 |
0.743 |
0.753 |
0.761 |
0.764 |
0.742 |
0.744 |
0.742 |
0.729 |
| HP |
29 |
45 |
45 |
58 |
65 |
73 |
79 |
78 |
81 |
81 |
81 |
80 |
80 |
|
| * EXCLUDES STATION WAGONS |
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