The Excellence is a motor vehicle from Facel Vega, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a saloon (sedan) body style.
Powering the Facel Vega Excellence is an overhead valve, 5.9 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 5000 rpm and 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 3350 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1956 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 193 km/h (120 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3175 mm | 125 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 5250 mm | 206.7 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1956 kg | 4312 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 118.2 litres | 26 [31.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5905 cc (360.345 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.6 × 85.9 mm
4.12 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 3350 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.3 kW/litre 57.5 ps/litre 56.7 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.21 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1096 kPa (159 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 738.13 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 | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 171.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.83 kg/kW 13.08 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 46915 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Facel Vega Excellence added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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