For the first time in 1983, the Fifth Avenue and the New Yorker were separate models. Before this, the Fifth Avenue was a trim package on the New Yorker for Chrysler. The car began its run in 1979 on a 118-inch wheelbase and a large V-8 engine, and by 1983 it was using smaller engines and a 112-inch wheelbase. This was also the last year of rear-wheel drive for the model that ran through 1993.
Engine
The 1983 Fifth Avenue from Chrysler had two engines available: an in-line six cylinder 3.7 liter unit, and a 5.2 liter V-8.
The six-cylinder has 224.7 cubic inches that produced 90 horsepower and 160 ft.-lbs. of torque, or pulling power. The bore and stroke, or the size of the cylinder and how far it moves, is 3.4 and 4.125 inches. A two-barrel carburetor provides a mixture of air and fuel at a compression ratio of 8.4:1 at the point of ignition.
The V-8 has 318 cubic inches and produces 130 horsepower and 230 ft.-lbs. of torque. The bore and stroke is 3.91 and 3.31 inches. This engine also used a two-barrel carburetor and the compression ratio is 8.5:1.
Dimensions
The 1983 Fifth Avenue was a full-sized car at 3,627 pounds for the six-cylinder engine and 3,776 pounds for the V-8. The car sits on a 112.7-inch wheelbase and has a turning circle of 40.7 feet. The Chrysler is 206.7 inches long. It is 72.4 inches wide and 55.3 inches tall. The front track, or distance between wheels, is 60 inches, and the rear track is 59.9 inches.
The Fifth Avenue has a drag coefficient estimate of 0.52. This measures the aerodynamic quality of the car -- the lower number the better. Many sports cars have less than .3.
The car uses an 18-gallon gas tank. Its tires are p 205/75 R 15. The final drive ratio, which is how many times the crankshaft must turn to turn the wheels one time, is 2.24, and with an optional package it is 2.94.
Performance
The Fifth Avenue was a family- or executive-type car, and not a high-performance car.
The six-cylinder version has a top speed rating of 89 miles per hour. From a standing start, it took 21 seconds to get to 60 miles per hour, and its quarter mile time is 23.6 seconds, which is 63 miles per hour. Its gas mileage was not impressive either, at 10.1 miles per gallon in the city and 14.9 on the highway.
The eight-cylinder has better performance with a top-speed rating of 101 miles per hour. It's standing-to-60-miles-per-hour time is 16.8 and the quarter-mile time is 21.1, which translates to 70 miles per hour. In city driving mileage is 8.3 miles per gallon, and on the highway 14.5 mpg.
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