No KB Centura ever got a starter relay — the full cranking load ran straight through the ignition switch, quietly wearing it out early.
Lead trim: Centura 2.0 Type 180 four (122 hp SAE) · up to 167 hp
Chrysler Centura KB1975–1977
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FactNo KB Centura ever got a starter relay — the full cranking load ran straight through the ignition switch, quietly wearing it out early.
The Chrysler Centura is a mid-size car produced by Chrysler Australia at Tonsley Park from March 1975 to 1978 (19,770 built), based on Chrysler Europe's Chrysler 180 but also available with larger Australian-made Hemi Six engines. Engineers from Chrysler Australia and Simca considered modifying the body of a Chrysler 180 sedan and shortening the drive train so the 6-cylinder Hemi engines could sit further back, but instead decided to lengthen the nose, which meant fewer changes were needed to "Australianise" the car; a brake proportioning valve was fitted to every Centura to stop the rear wheels locking when the car nose-dived under heavy braking. The KB sold in XL and GL trims (the GL with more equipment as standard); every KB had a tachometer, a clock, a low fuel light, rear bumper overriders and a console, all had rack-and-pinion steering with no power steering option, and the sixes came with larger brakes (279 mm ventilated front discs and 228.6 mm rear finned drums) and a tandem brake reservoir. The four-cylinder Simca engine displaced 1981 cc; the Australian-made pushrod Hemi sixes were 3523 and 4014 cc, with BorgWarner 3-speed automatic and 3- or 4-speed manual gearboxes. The bodies were imported from France, and dockside union bans protesting French Pacific island nuclear testing, which lasted 2 years from 1973, delayed the car's release. Chrysler also experimented with a 5.2-litre (318 ci) American V8 but decided the body lacked the rigidity for it, so that version never went into production.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centura 2.0 Type 180 four (122 hp SAE) | 1975–1977 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 122 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Centura 3.5 Hemi six (142 hp SAE) | 1975–1977 | 3.5 L Inline-6 | 142 hp | 199 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Centura 4.0 Hemi six (167 hp SAE) | 1975–1977 | 4.0 L Inline-6 | 167 hp | 235 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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Mid-run, the Centura KC quietly dropped both its four-cylinder and 3.5-litre options — buyers were left choosing only the thirsty 4.0-litre Hemi six.
No KB Centura ever got a starter relay — the full cranking load ran straight through the ignition switch, quietly wearing it out early.
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