The Simca 1301 Berline is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.3 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) at 5200 rpm and 88 Nm (65 lbft/9 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1000 kg at the kerb.
The Simca 1301 Berline is claimed to manage a top speed of 132 km/h (82 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2520 mm | 99.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1322 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4457 mm | 175.5 inches | |
| Width | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1000 kg | 2205 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Simca | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1290 cc (78.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 75 mm
2.91 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
88 Nm (65 ft·lb) (9 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.7 kW/litre 47.2 ps/litre 46.5 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.22 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 857.2 kPa (124.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 322.5 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 | 132 km/h (82 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 60 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.35 kg/kW 37.33 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 ? | |||
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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 | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.LowTrailLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.LowTrailRA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44033 | ||
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| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Simca 1301 Berline added 1995-12-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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