The Simca Aronde Plein Ceil is a 2 door coupé-bodied motor vehicle with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.3 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 57 bhp (58 PS/43 kW) at 5200 rpm and 90 Nm (66 lbft/9.2 kgm) at 3100 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 905 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 140 km/h, or 87 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1255 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Length | 4303 mm | 169.4 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 905 kg | 1995 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] 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 (SAE) |
58 PS (57 bhp) (43 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
90 Nm (66 ft·lb) (9.2 kgm) at 3100 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
32.9 kW/litre 44.8 ps/litre 44.2 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
69.77 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 PBICT carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 876.7 kPa (127.2 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 | 140 km/h (87 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.29 kg/kW 35.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/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 | 4895 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Simca Aronde Plein Ceil added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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