The Simca Rallye 3 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle with a rear located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that develops 102 bhp (103 PS/76 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 128 N·m (94 lb·ft/13.1 kgm) at 4900 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 880 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 183 km/h, which equates to 114 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 | 2220 mm | 87.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Length | 3850 mm | 151.6 inches | |
| Width | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Height | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 880 kg | 1940 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] 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 1294 cc (78.965 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.7 × 70 mm
3.02 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
103 PS (102 bhp) (76 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
128 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13.1 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
58.8 kW/litre 79.9 ps/litre 78.8 bhp/litre 1.29 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.92 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Weber 40 DCOE carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1243 kPa (180.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 323.5 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 | 31.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 117.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.57 kg/kW 19.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 221 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 710149 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Simca Rallye 3 added 2020-11-05. Last modified 2020-11-05. |
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