The De Soto Fireflite Convertible is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its motor positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It is part of De Soto's LS3-H series.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.9 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) at 4600 rpm and 542 Nm (400 lbft/55.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 3200 | 126 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1546 | 60.9 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1518 | 59.8 Zoll | |
| Länge | 5552 | 218.6 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1989 | 78.3 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1448 | 57 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.74 | |||
| Leergewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | De Soto | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 5.9 litre 5907 cc (360.467 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 104.65 × 85.85 mm
4.12 × 3.38 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.22 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (gross) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) bei 4600 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (gross) |
542 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.3 kgm) bei 2800 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (gross) |
38.5 kW/litre 52.4 ps/litre 51.6 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (gross) |
91.76 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 10:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1153 kPa (167.2 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 738.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | 8.50-14 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 8.50-14 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.15 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 659142 | ||
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| Modellnummer | |||
| LS3-H | |||
| RAC rating | 54.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 De Soto Fireflite Convertible added 2020-03-31. Last modified 2020-03-31. |
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