The De Soto Firesweep Explorer TorqueFlite is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
It is part of De Soto's LS1-L family of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 8/9 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 5 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3099 | 122 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1546 | 60.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1518 | 59.8 | |
| Lengte | 5540 | 218.1 | |
| Breedte | 1989 | 78.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| 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 | 5.7 litre 5734 cc (349.91 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 103.1 × 85.85 mm
4.06 × 3.38 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.2 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) bij 2400 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.4 kW/litre 49.5 ps/litre 48.8 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
89.82 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ball & Ball carburettor | ||
| 1128.7 kPa (163.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 716.75 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 | |||
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 8.00-14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 8.00-14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.15 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 658955 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | LS1-L | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 De Soto Firesweep Explorer TorqueFlite added 2020-03-31. Last modified 2020-03-31. |
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