The Simca Coupé de Ville is a rear wheel drive car, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Facel.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) at 4800 rpm and 98 N·m (72 lb·ft/10 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
The Simca Coupé de Ville weighs a claimed 890 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 135 km/h, which equates to 84 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Facel | ||
| 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 | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 890 kg | 1962 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Simca | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1221 cc (74.51 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 75 mm
2.83 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.5 kW/litre 41.5 ps/litre 41 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.26 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 PBIC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1008.6 kPa (146.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 305.25 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 | 135 km/h (84 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 56.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 41.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.87 kg/kW 39.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | 4.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 534864 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Simca Coupé de Ville added 2017-12-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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