The Facel II is a motor car from Facel Vega, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 6.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 390 bhp (395 PS/291 kW) of power at 5400 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1650 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 240 km/h, or 149 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4750 mm | 187 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1650 kg | 3638 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6286 cc (383.595 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 85.85 mm
4.25 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
395 PS (390 bhp) (291 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
46.3 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Carter carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 785.75 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) | 18 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 239.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 176.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 236.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.67 kg/kW 9.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 913 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Facel Vega Facel II added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-16. |
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