The 1000 Coupé is a motor car from Simca, with rear wheel drive, a rear positioned engine and a Bertone-designed 2 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 40 bhp (40.6 PS/29.8 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 64 N·m (47 lb·ft/6.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 796 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2220 mm | 87.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1255 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Length | 3925 mm | 154.5 inches | |
| Width | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1255 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 796 kg | 1755 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Simca | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 944 cc (57.606 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 65 mm
2.68 × 2.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 40.6 PS (40 bhp) (29.8 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 64 Nm (47 ft·lb) (6.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.6 kW/litre 43 ps/litre 42.4 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.8 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 852 kPa (123.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 236 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 50.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.69 kg/kW 44.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 4631 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Simca 1000 Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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