This car has a 3 door off-road vehicle body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Powering the Matra-Simca Rancho is an overhead valve, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 78 bhp (79 PS/58 kW) at 5600 rpm and 116 N·m (86 lb·ft/11.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Matra-Simca Rancho weighs a quoted 1130 kg at the kerb.
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