Vehicle type
- Four-passenger convertible with fabric roof
- Chasis Steel unibody
- Engine 90-degree V8
- Valve arrangement Four valves per cylinder
- Valvetrain DOHC per cylinder
- Displacement (cc) 332.2 / 5,461
- Bore (in./mm) 3.86 / 98.0
- Stroke (in./mm) 3.56 / 90.5
- Compression ratio 10.7:1
- Horsepower @ rpm 382 @ 6,000
- Torque (lb-ft.) @ rpm 391 @ 2,800 – 4,800
- Intake system Magnesium two-stage resonance intake manifold
- Max. engine speed (rpm) 6,500
- Transmission Seven-speed automatic
- Shift controls Touch Shift manual shift control
- Gear ratios
- 1 4.377
- 2 2.859
- 3 1.921
- 4 1.368
- 5 1.00
- 6 0.82
- 7 0.728
- R 0.728
- R2 "comfort mode" – 2.23:1
- Final drive 2.65
Stability control
- ESP stability control
- Suspension front Strut with two-piece control arm, antidive geometry; coil springs, gas shock absorbers, stabilizer bar rear Five-arm multilink, anti-squat geometry; coil springs, gas shock absorbers, stabilizer bar
- Steering Speed-sensitive power-assisted rack-and-pinion
- Turns, lock-to-lock 3
- Turning radius (ft.) 35.3
- Wheels (in.) front 7.5 x 18 rear 8.5 x 18
- Tires front 235 / 40 R 18 rear 255 / 35 R 18
- Brakes Dual-circuit, power assisted four-wheel discs with ABS anti-lock and emergency-sensing Brake Assist
- Disc diameter (in./mm) front 13.5 / 344 rear 11.8 / 300
- Disc thickness (in./mm) front 1.3 / 32 rear 0.9 / 22
Performance - 0-60 (seconds) 5.1 (est)
- Top speed (mph) 130
- Fuel mileage, city/hwy 15 / 22
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