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.
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