The Imperial Custom Southampton is a saloon (sedan) with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits its power to the rear wheels.
The Custom Southampton is part of Imperial's SY1-L model series.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 6.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 340 bhp (345 PS/254 kW) of power at 4600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 2059 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3277 | 129 | |
| Voies AV | 1567 | 61.7 | |
| Voies AR | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Longueur | 5768 | 227.1 | |
| Largeur | 2075 | 81.7 | |
| Hauteur | 1443 | 56.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2059 kg | 4539 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Chrysler | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 106.2 × 95.25 mm
4.18 × 3.75 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.11 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 345 PS (340 bhp) (254 kW) à 4600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | |||
| Specific output | 37.6 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.1:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ca AFB-3215S carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
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| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.12 kg/kW 13.57 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 2265 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.93 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125202 | ||
| Production total | 826 | ||
| Type mines | 912 | ||
| SY1-L | |||
| RAC rating | 55.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Imperial Custom Southampton (1962) added 2004-12-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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