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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3277 | 129 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1567 | 61.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Lengte | 5768 | 227.1 | |
| Breedte | 2075 | 81.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1443 | 56.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Gewicht | 2059 kg | 4539 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chrysler | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 106.2 × 95.25 mm
4.18 × 3.75 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.11 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 345 PS (340 bhp) (254 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | |||
| Specific output | 37.6 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.1:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ca AFB-3215S carb | ||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 843.75 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 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 2265 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.93 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125202 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | 826 | ||
| Bouwserie | 912 | ||
| Model familie | 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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