0-100 kph - 7,5 sec
Top speed - 218 kph
Source - Motor-Revue, heft 27, 1959
This car was Bugatti Veyron of the 1950-s: powerful, heavy, fast, very expensive and French.
Car type | Coupe |
Curb weight | 1760 kg (3880 lbs) |
Dimensions | 4.59 m (181 in) long, 1.80 m (71 in) wide, 1.36 m (54 in) high |
Wheelbase | 2.66 m (105 in) |
Introduced | 1959 |
Origin country | France |
Views | 12.7k |
Submitted by | Super8 |
0 - 100 kph | 7.5 s |
Top speed | 218 kph (135 mph) |
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 | 225 ps (222 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 355 Nm (261 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | Pont-A-Mousson 4 Speed Manual ( 2.93 final) |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Super8 12y ago
This this car had a rival. Dodge Polara 426 Hemi which came in 1964. Both has 150 mph max speed and both has Chrysler engine. However Polara has better acceleration than Facel-Vega. Here's the link https://fastestlaps.com/models/dodge-426-hemi