This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.4 litre, side valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 83 bhp (84 PS/62 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1285 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2689 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Length | 4620 mm | 181.9 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1518 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1285 kg | 2833 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Simca | ||
| Engine code | Aquilon 84 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2351 cc (143.467 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66.06 × 85.72 mm
2.6 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
26.3 kW/litre 35.8 ps/litre 35.3 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
64.65 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze-St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 812.5 kPa (117.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 293.88 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.76 kg/kW 34.68 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 ? | |||
| 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2006 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44220 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Simca Vedette Marly added 1996-11-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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