This car has a 3 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The De Luxe Suburban forms part of Plymouth's LP1-L family of cars.
The 3.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 278 N·m (205 lb·ft/28.3 kgm) at 1200 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 3 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 5413 mm | 213.1 inches | |
| Width | 1986 mm | 78.2 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | Powerflow 6 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3772 cc (230.182 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 117.47 mm
3.25 × 4.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
134 PS (132 bhp) (98 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
278 Nm (205 ft·lb) (28.3 kgm) at 1200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
26.1 kW/litre 35.5 ps/litre 35 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
73.7 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ball & Ball carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 926.2 kPa (134.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 628.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 664873 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 171 | ||
| Model family | LP1-L | ||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Plymouth De Luxe Suburban added 2020-04-06. Last modified 2020-04-07. |
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