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Facel-Vega Excellence 383 specs

Car type 4-door saloon
Curb weight 1920 kg (4233 lbs)
Dimensions 5.23 m (206 in) long, 1.83 m (72 in) wide, 1.38 m (54 in) high
Wheelbase 3.17 m (125 in)
Introduced 1959
Origin country United States
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Submitted by Super8

Powertrain specs

Engine type Chrysler B-series V-8 383 (FirePower)
Displacement 6.3 l (383 ci / 6276 cc)
Power 395 ps (390 bhp / 291 kw) @ 5400 rpm
Torque 624 Nm (460 lb-ft) @ 2800 rpm
Power / liter 63 ps (62 hp)
Power / weight 206 ps (203 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 325 Nm (240 lb-ft) / t
Transmission Pont-A-Mousson 4 Speed Manual (3.31 final)
Layout front engine, rear wheel drive

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JorgeEspinosa  10y ago

Like 1959 Facel Vega Excellence and HK500


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Shaggy  11y ago

@ Fangio Man: They're classy, and quite frankly, Facel Vegas weren't exactly the safest cars in the world.


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Fangio Man  11y ago

"Yeah, suicide doors."

Huh? Why suicide doors??? :S


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Mental  12y ago

Oh, exactly. How couldn't I associate Facel with an old W100 S-Class Benz from the first moment? They're so similar! Mercedes seems just much cheaper and much less powerful. :D

@Shaggy
Yeah, suicide doors.


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Iggz  12y ago

The front reminds me heavily of Merc:


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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Mental: You mean suicide doors?
@ Super8: Another great Mopar powered classic, and it's not even American. ;)


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Mental  12y ago

Gorgeous, isn't it. And it has self-killer rear doors.


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Super8  12y ago

@ Fastestlaps: Sorry, can u change the home country to France?


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Super8  12y ago

Thank's to Mental, now I know about this car. This is Facel-Vega Excellence. It has Chrysler B series firepower V8 under the hood. It was a fast sedan in 1960's since it can reach 149 mph and 0-60 in 6.1 sec but that performance came from 1964 model.

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