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( u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Technical Information Servce PB- 272 746 Aii tom obi Ie Characteristics Historical Data Base Chilton Co, Radnor, Po Prepared for TronSI)Ortotion Systems Center, Cambridge, Moss Aug 77 PB 272 746 REPORT NO. DOT-TSC-OST-77-12 , AUTOMOBilE CHARACTERiSTICS HISTORICAL DATA BASE J.A. Milne, C. Cantwell, Eissler ChiJton Companj Radnor PA 1908~ .. AUGUST 1977 FINAL REDORT DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THf U.S PUBLIC THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE. SPRINGFIELD. VIRGINIA 22161 Prepared for U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Office of the Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technoloqy Office of Systems Engineering Washington DC 20590 REPRODUCEU BY NATIONAL TECHNICAL. INFORMATION SERVICE u. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPRINGFIELD. VA. 22161 Technical Nepart Documentatiun Page ~PO" No- --: Ca.r.n""''", Ac r'\--.rr No ~T-TSC~OST-7~-12_-I : - 1 - , oS T'IC'on_~')vl,I't" liùi2'7"2746 AUTOMOBILE CI'ARACTERISTICS HISTORICAL I\Uqust 1977 , b p,.rlo'l'..q O'qan',ot,c" COdf" --~ DI\TI\ BI\SE ~------1 A",.I,.,-.. -~ - ---- ---- --- _.8 p,.'to'fTl1nq 0''.0'''10''011 Qrr,(" N;,' ---.--,1.1\. Milne,- ~---- C. Canbiell, II. Eissler , DOT-TSC-OST-77-12 ? P,.rfo"T"""g Or90n 10' 0" N:),,-f' ,'" 1 '\r1'-P""" i- i l:: ""ark U",' No TRA~r" Chilton Coirpany* f--I 08714/ R7508 Radnor PA 19089 i j Coniroc' O' GrOnl N" I DOT-'JSC-ll_._~-~---~ 74 '13 T )'Pt' 01 R('Pvr' r1rrd p,.., ': C 0"''' 11 S~~'~,o~~-,;N~m.--;~JA-:;~." -- Final Report rf' r1 "ff:,"iJ s n~ ."r,ir'r"( ,.,,"',- , . Trlfi!q."t "'.1.". ~"ay '.¡l i -r 1976 L to Nov. 1976 (J!'r f . :';..'~I,~.. '"f. ! IIi" !'-;', I.. ')I'f'I"I~"T1tt .1",' :;..r i .' I i!-. 1.:1 T. -~-'" r'~ \- A - - ro.J;-~ -- -~-~ 115I - --~ 5upp'.m".o"..o'" ;~".'L:':':~I;~'~'_;~"~;;'~~-"~~~:_~-- (,j.S. Department of 'Tr'ìnsportation -- _-- ~-~"_o._'~.:, - Transportation Systems Center * Under contract to: Kenda 1 1 Square Cambridrrc 1:1 02142 ( 16 Ab,..oc I ---- -- :characteristicsIA collection of ofdata automobiles concerninq forthe thephysical, model operating,years 1955, and lQ60, nerforMancel 1965, I ,established11968, and l~70 by DOT/TSC,to 1974. forData the is 1975 to bemodel added year to autoMobiles.the data base already I ¡Information was pr iMari ly collected from publ ished sources wi th extra- ¡polation and correlations being made when raw data was not avai lable. ¡Vehicles are reported by model year and are grouped hy manufacturer lusing production volume and fuel economy-dependent attributes - ie: ¡engine displacement, weight, and transMi ss ion type as cri teria to ,select representative vehicles. Models which are essentiallv dupli- !catedand Mercury by More Comet, than areone representeddivision of hya Manufacturera model in only - ie: one Ford of theMaverick idivisions. Characteristics are documented for More than 1000 automo- and Imported automobiles for the model years indica ted. Ibiles representative of total United States sales of ~ll Do~estic I i i 17 K~y NrJ'Ih i I\utomobile Characteristics Data !e. S'.~:. ~..~ ",.-. ~Ioleomeo.,t DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE LJ S. PUBLIC : Base, Automobile Fuel Economv THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL ¡Attributes, I\utomobile Inertia INFORMATION SERVICE. SPR:NGFIELD. .. iWeights, Auto¡ Production Voliine VIRGINIA 22161 L "~'d~~i;~~~ :~:~~""- _-I x i~~:;'d~'~:'f:~'; ..." .i'''~' ., ~1¡ ;:~d:1 I~ Form DOT F 1700.7 8-71 Rep,oducl,on of completed poge ouihorrzed 4E !! l: 1. Ë : . .. ~~ "t ~i ~ u äî, '\ ..l :; s~ i . ; ~ v- i. .~ 5 - i - I ~ 1 .. .. l ã .J. - l :¡ : i: tt.i; "=ilu~ l. o . .. ~ IE .! .. i Hi § i ii Jiiï1! r ! l .. o .. 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Trade or manufacturers i names appear herein solely because they are con- sidered essential to the object of this report. ." ~ ~ ~ ~~ ;-), f~ TABLE OF CONTENTS h ~- Section Page - 1. Introduction 1 1. i Backgrcun¿; 1 1. 2 Scope 2 1. 3 Limi ta t ions 2 2. Automobile Characteristics Data Bùse Methodolos,y 5 2. i Vehicle Selection 2.2 Vehicle Attribute Selection 5 2.3 Da ta Base Deve lopmer. t 16 :2.4 Information Sources 26 2.5 Collating and Data Processinq .1 J 4 'J 3. Conclusions 57 4. Recommendations 59 Append ix A - Report of Inventions 61 Appendix B - Exhibits 63 v LIST OF _lb..ß_L.t:S Table Page 2-1 Vehicle Selection Methodology 8 1974 Valiant and Dart 2 -2 Selected 1974 Ward's Production Data 10 2-3 Make-Up of Data Base - Quantity by Year 14 2 -4 Comparison - 1955 and 1972 Car Dimensions 29 2-5 Horsepower and Torque Correction Factors Gross to Net Horsepower 31-32 2-6 Weights Added to Adjusted CurL Weight to Obtain Actual Curb Weight 33 2 -7 Correction Values for Interior Dimensions - Domestic Cars 35 2-8 Selection of Representative Test Vehicles Example 38 2 -9 Road Test Cycle Factors 41 2 -10 Selected 1970 Road Test Fuel Economy Data 4 :2 2-11 Road Test Cyc les 44 2-12 At tr ibut Source Table 46-48 2-13 Structure Def ini tion Sheet 49 2-14 File Description SO-52 2 -15 Code Tables 53-54 2-16 Body Clas~ Definition 55 .' vi ~.,._-~~~- - - -- ---~-'--'" _......~r:-=r..~~~."~-..~=""~...,......~ ----~_._-~-_._~ LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Def ini tion A/C Air Conditioning AIR Air Injection Reactor AMA Automobile Manufacturers Association AMC American Motors Corporation A3 3 Speed Automatic Transmission CID Cubic Inch Displacement of an Engine CO Carbon Monoxide Compos. Composi te Cu. 1'1. Cubic Inch Cyl. Cylinder Disp. Displacement Dom/Imp Domestic or Imported DOT/TSC Department of Transporation/Transportation Systems Center Econ Economy ECS Emission Control System e.g. For example Emis. Emissions Eng. Engine EPA Environmencal Protection Agency ft. Foot FTP Federal Test Procedures GM General t-1otors HP Horsepower ID Identification 1. é. Tha t is In. Inch II-J Inertia Weiqht (class) L-G Six Cylinder with the Pistons in Line Lbs. Pounds MPG Miles Per Gallon MPH Mi les Per Hour MVMA Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association M3 3 Speed Manual Transmi ssion M4 4 Speed Manual Transmission N.A. Not I\vai lable OX Oxide Perf. Per formance Pop. Sci. Popular Science Maqazine Rec. 1/ Record Numter R. F. Roominess Factor RPM Revolutions Per Minute SAE Society of I\utomotive Enaineers STD Standard Body Con f igura tion (4-door Sedan) SW Station í-Jaqon Tot. To tal Trans. Transmi ssion U.S. United States vii - . ----_._-. ------~~._~.,~ -_. ._rc -_.--c,~ --i ---~--.~-...,...~'. --..~ ,"-,."",-_......."o,,~"..~..~._.__.... _".H. -_...,--- - - _.~----.---~.....-.."~~._~~.",-. '-"-'.'U,,¡"'.i~~'_-, . ,~,"e;r..--~~'f-*..~~",.~'t,~ LIST OF ABBREVII\TIONS (continued) VoL. Vol ume VW Volkswagen V-8 Eight cylinder engine wi th the pistons arranged in a V configuration WB Wheelbase ." viii ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~:~ &-. ,. 1 . I NTR0ùUCT I ON The information presented and discussed in this report ~ f~: is the result of an extensive search for and analysis :'j.' !: of representative automotive data describing the predomi- I; nate natiO~ctl automotive vehicle population for selected e- i.. years back to 1955. t, This information constitutes an ; historical data base which may be used as a basel ine and a recúrd of the many changes which have occur red in automobiles during the time period covered by the study (1955-1974) . l.l BACKGROUND Noting that many changes have occurred since 1960 3S a result of market forces and i~plementation of leqislation relating to emission and safety requirements i the Department of Transportation/Transportation Systems Center (DOT/TSCI recognized the need to establ ish a basel inp preceed ing most of those changes and to track the changes up to the present time. The necessary data required to fill these needs concern physical dimensions of the vehicles i engine size and characteristics i operational characteristics (fuel ecoiiomy i acceleration and emissions) i price and pro- duction vol ume.