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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Facel | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2443 | 96.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1255 | 49.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1250 | 49.2 | |
| Longueur | 4260 | 167.7 | |
| Largeur | 1570 | 61.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1390 | 54.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.74 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 890 kg | 1962 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Simca | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.2 litre 1221 cc (74.51 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 72 × 75 mm
2.83 × 2.95 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.96 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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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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80.26 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 7.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Solex 32 PBIC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1008.6 kPa (146.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 305.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 5.60-14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 5.60-14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.40 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 534864 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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