The Dodge Kingsway is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Dodge's D61-2 series.
Powering the Dodge Kingsway is an overhead valve, 4.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 4400 rpm and 359.4 N·m (265 lb·ft/36.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1490 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 5200 mm | 204.7 inches | |
| Width | 1895 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Dodge | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4532 cc (276.56 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 79.5 mm
3.75 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
359.4 Nm (265 ft·lb) (36.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
31.3 kW/litre 42.5 ps/litre 41.9 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
79.3 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ball & Ball carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 996.5 kPa (144.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 566.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.52 kg/kW 17.57 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.70-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 655160 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | D61-2 | ||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Dodge Kingsway added 2020-03-18. Last modified 2020-03-22. |
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