SUV, 3 Doors, 5 Seats
25 l/100 km 9.41 US mpg
14 l/100 km 16.8 US mpg
172 Hp @ 4000 rpm.
33 Hp/l
160 km/h 99.42 mph
5210 cm3
317.93 cu. in.
8, V-engine
Rear wheel drive,
4690 mm
184.65 in.
2020 mm
79.53 in.
1800 kg
3968.32 lbs.
| Brand | Dodge |
|---|---|
| Model | Ramcharger (SUV) |
| Version | Ramcharger |
| Engine version | 5.2 i V8 (172 Hp) |
| Year production start | 1988 |
| Year production end | 1993 |
| Vehicle type | SUV |
| Horsepower RPM | 172 Hp @ 4000 rpm. |
| Curb weight kg -lbs total |
1800 kg3968.32 lbs. |
| Overall length mm - inch |
4690 mm184.65 in. |
| Doors | 3 |
| Top Speed | 160 km/h 99.42 mph |
| Engine position and orientation | Front, Longitudinal |
|---|---|
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Position of cylinders | V-engine |
| Displacement (liters) |
5210 cm3317.93 cu. in. |
| Eng. horsepower RPM | 172 Hp @ 4000 rpm. |
| Horsepower per litre | 33 Hp/l |
| Weight / horsepower kg/hp - hp/tons |
10.5 kg/Hp95.6 Hp/tonne |
| Weight / torque kg/Nm - Nm/tons | 5.1 kg/Nm, 196.1 Nm/tonne
5.1 kg/Nm196.1 Nm/tonne |
| Torque Nm RPM lb-ft RPM |
353 Nm @ 2500 rpm.260.36 lb.-ft. @ 2500 rpm. |
| Bore (mm in) |
99.31 mm3.91 in. |
| Stroke (mm in) |
84.07 mm3.31 in. |
| Compression ratio | 9.2 |
| Fuel delivery system | Mono-point injection |
| Fuel type | Petrol (Gasoline) |
| Valvetrain | 2 |
| Engine aspiration | Naturally aspirated engine |
| Powertrain architecture | Internal Combustion engine |
| Drive configuration | Rear wheel drive |
|---|---|
| Transmission | 4 |
| Front brakes | Disc |
|---|---|
| Rear brakes | Disc |
| Brake control | Disc |
| Anti-lock brake system | ABS (Anti-lock braking system) |
| Front suspension | Coil spring |
|---|---|
| Rear suspension | Helical spring |
| Wheels size | 235/75 R15 |
|---|
| Passengers seats | 5 |
|---|
| Overall length mm - inch |
4690 mm184.65 in. |
|---|---|
| Overall width mm -inch |
2020 mm79.53 in. |
| Overall height mm -inch |
1770 mm69.69 in. |
| Wheelbase mm - inch |
2690 mm105.91 in. |
| Track width front mm - inch |
1610 mm63.39 in. |
| Track width rear mm - inch |
1610 mm63.39 in. |
| Curb weight kg -lbs total |
1800 kg3968.32 lbs. |
|---|---|
| Gross weight kg -lbs total |
2500 kg5511.56 lbs. |
| Capacities kg - lbs |
700 kg1543.24 lbs. |
| Fuel tank liters | gallons |
129 l34.08 US gal | 28.38 UK gal |
| City l/100km - mpg |
25 l/100 km9.41 US mpg |
|---|---|
| Highway l/100 km - mpg |
14 l/100 km16.8 US mpg |
8 CYLINDER V-Engine
It's an engine with eight cylinder piston where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
What is the 8 cylinder V-engine displacement: it is in a range between 2926 cc and 8135 cc in recent model line up powertrain.
How much is the power of the 8 cylinder V-engine: the power of the 8 cylinder V-engine is in a range from 125 bhp to 1160 bhp.
Which cars use 8 cylinder V-engine: in recent years several manufactures have been used the V8 engine for 3 main applications: premium, sport cars and lightweight trucks. 8 V engine is the American preferred engine for iconic giant pick-up.
What is the eight cylinder V angle: the majority of V8 engines use a V-angle of 90 degrees. This angle results in good engine balance and low vibrations. The downside is a larger powertrain body that makes the use of this configuration suitable only for longitudinal position and rear drive wheels traction.
V8 engines with a 60 degree V-angle were used in the 1996-1999 by Ford and in 2005-2011 by Volvo. The Ford engine used a 60 degree V-angle because it was based on a V6 engine with a 60 degree V-angle. Both the Ford and Volvo engines were used in transverse engine chassis, which were designed for a front-wheel-drive layout. To reduce the vibrations caused by the unbalanced 60 degree V-angle, Volvo's used a balance shaft and offset split crankpins.
The Rolls-Royce Meteorite tank engine also used a 60 degree V-angle, since it was derived from the 60 degree V12 Rolls-Royce Meteor which in turn was based on the famous Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine.
Most V8 engines fitted to road cars use a cross-plane crankshaft, since this configuration produces less vibration due to the perfect primary balance and secondary balance.
The rumbling exhaust sound produced by a typical cross-plane V8 engine is partly due to the uneven firing order within each of the two banks of four cylinders and with separate exhaust systems for each bank of cylinders, this uneven pulsing creates the legendary rumbling sound that is typically of V8 engines.
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