The DAF 55 Marathon is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the motor mounted in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 63 bhp (64 PS/47 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 85 N·m (63 lb·ft/8.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a continuously variable gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 810 kg.
The DAF 55 Marathon is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 145 km/h (90 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Length | 3880 mm | 152.8 inches | |
| Width | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 810 kg | 1786 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1108 cc (67.614 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 72 mm
2.76 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
64 PS (63 bhp) (47 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
85 Nm (63 ft·lb) (8.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
42.4 kW/litre 57.6 ps/litre 56.9 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
76.71 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 964 kPa (139.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 277 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.24 kg/kW 28.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 3.250 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 42515 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 DAF 55 Marathon added 1999-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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