This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Dodge Kingsway Custom is one of the D60-2 range of cars from Dodge.
The 3.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 271 N·m (200 lb·ft/27.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1520 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 | 1520 kg | 3351 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 | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3773 cc (230.243 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 117.48 mm
3.25 × 4.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.1 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
71.83 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ball & Ball carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 902.6 kPa (130.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 628.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.31 kg/kW 27.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 654027 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | D60-2 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Dodge Kingsway Custom added 2020-03-18. Last modified 2020-03-22. |
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