The Dodge Kingsway Custom Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the powerplant mounted in the front, and a 3 door estate/station wagon body.
The Dodge Kingsway Custom Station Wagon is one of the D61-3 range of cars from Dodge.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 359.4 N·m (265 lb·ft/36.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Dodge | ||
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| 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) | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 653675 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | D61-3 | ||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Dodge Kingsway Custom Station Wagon added 2020-03-21. Last modified 2020-03-22. |
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