This car has a 4 door saloon body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 159 N·m (117 lb·ft/16.2 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1125 kg, the Chrysler Simca 1610 dispatches the 0-100 km/h dash in 12.5 seconds and the standing kilometre in 34.3 seconds.
Top quoted speed is 175 km/h (109 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2667 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4527 mm | 178.2 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1125 kg | 2480 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1981 cc (120.888 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.7 × 75 mm
3.61 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
159 Nm (117 ft·lb) (16.2 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.7 kW/litre 55.3 ps/litre 54.5 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.26 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.45:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We 34 ADS-D carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1008.6 kPa (146.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 34.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.97 kg/kW 23.33 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TrailA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 252 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2108 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124355 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Chrysler Simca 1610 added 2004-12-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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