The De Soto Firedome is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The De Soto Firedome is one of the MS2-M model family from De Soto.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6.3 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 556 N·m (410 lb·ft/56.7 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| Carrosserie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3100 | 122 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1544 | 60.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1519 | 59.8 | |
| Lengte | 5481 | 215.8 | |
| Breedte | 2000 | 78.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.77 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | De Soto | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.3 litre 6276 cc (382.985 cu in) |
||
| Boring × Slag | 107.9 × 85.8 mm
4.25 × 3.38 in |
||
| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.26 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
||
| Vermogen (gross) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
||
| Max. koppel (gross) |
556 Nm (410 ft·lb) (56.7 kgm) bij 2400 t/min |
||
| Specific output (gross) |
36.2 kW/litre 49.3 ps/litre 48.6 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
||
(gross) |
88.59 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ball & Ball carburettor | ||
| 1113.3 kPa (161.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 784.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.TB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 8.00-14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 8.00-14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.31 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5126 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 433/41 | ||
| Model familie | MS2-M | ||
| RAC rating | 57.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1959 De Soto Firedome added 1997-09-10. Last modified 2020-03-31. |
|||