The Facel Vega FVS is a 2 door coupé style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.8 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) at 4600 rpm and 583 Nm (430 lbft/59.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1750 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2660 | 104.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1420 | 55.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1450 | 57.1 | |
| Lengte | 4600 | 181.1 | |
| Breedte | 1800 | 70.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1360 | 53.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 180 | 7.1 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 1750 kg | 3858 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chrysler | ||
| Motor nummer | Typhoon | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.8 litre 5793 cc (353.511 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 100 × 92.2 mm
3.94 × 3.63 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.08 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
583 Nm (430 ft·lb) (59.5 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
41.8 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
100.64 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.25:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 carburettor | ||
| 1264.7 kPa (183.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 724.13 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 188.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 185.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.22 kg/kW 12.06 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Michelin X 6.70 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Michelin X 6.70 x 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.31 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 703516 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Facel Vega FVS Automatic added 2020-08-31. Last modified 2020-08-31. |
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