The Chrysler Custom Imperial is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Powering the Chrysler Custom Imperial is an overhead valve, 5.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) at 4400 rpm and 448 N·m (330 lb·ft/45.7 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 2 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1975 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3391 mm | 133.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5709 mm | 224.8 inches | |
| Width | 1975 mm | 77.8 inches | |
| Height | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 191 mm | 7.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1975 kg | 4354 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5422 cc (330.871 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 448 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.7 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 32.3 kW/litre 43.9 ps/litre 43.3 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.63 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1038.3 kPa (150.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 677.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.27 kg/kW 18.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43571 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Chrysler Custom Imperial added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-02-25. |
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