The De Soto Fireflite is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
The De Soto Fireflite belongs to the LS3-H range of cars from De Soto.
The 5.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 542 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3200 | 126 | |
| Voies AV | 1546 | 60.9 | |
| Voies AR | 1518 | 59.8 | |
| Longueur | 5552 | 218.6 | |
| Largeur | 1989 | 78.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1448 | 57 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.74 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | De Soto | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.9 litre 5907 cc (360.467 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 104.65 × 85.85 mm
4.12 × 3.38 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.22 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (gross) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) à 4600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (gross) |
542 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.3 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.5 kW/litre 52.4 ps/litre 51.6 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
91.76 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1153 kPa (167.2 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 738.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 8.50-14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 8.50-14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.15 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 658878 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| LS3-H | |||
| RAC rating | 54.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 De Soto Fireflite added 2020-03-31. Last modified 2020-03-31. |
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