The Matra-Simca Rancho is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 3 door off-road vehicle bodyshell.
Powering the Matra-Simca Rancho is an overhead valve, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) at 5600 rpm and 119 N·m (88 lb·ft/12.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1130 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 145 km/h (90 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2520 mm | 99.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4315 mm | 169.9 inches | |
| Width | 1666 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Height | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 167 mm | 6.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1130 kg | 2491 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Simca | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1442 cc (87.996 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.7 × 78 mm
3.02 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
119 Nm (88 ft·lb) (12.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.4 kW/litre 56.2 ps/litre 55.5 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.52 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1037 kPa (150.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 360.5 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.94 kg/kW 31.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1606 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72952 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Matra-Simca Rancho added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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