DeSoto Firedome 4.5 Manual (160 hp)
Generation 1 · 1952–1959
General
- Car class
- S
- Steering wheel position
- Left
Body
- Body type
- Coupe
- Number of doors
- 2
- Number of seats
- 5
Dimensions
- Width
- 1989 mm
- Length
- 5611 mm
- Height
- 1473 mm
- Wheelbase
- 3200 mm
- Front track
- 1534 mm
- Rear track
- 1514 mm
Engine
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine layout
- Front-wheel drive, longitudinal
- Engine capacity
- 4,500 cm³
- Engine power
- 160 hp
- Aspiration
- Carburetor
- Boost type
- None
- Cylinder layout
- V
- Number of cylinders
- 8
- Valves per cylinder
- 2
- Max power (kW)
- 118 kW
- Compression ratio
- 7.1
- Bore
- 92.075 mm
- Stroke
- 84.39 mm
- Valvetrain
- OHV
Transmission
- Gearbox type
- Manual
- Number of gears
- 3
- Drive wheels
- Rear-wheel drive
Suspension & Brakes
- Front suspension
- Dependent, leaf spring
- Front brakes
- Drum
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 159 km/h
- Acceleration 0–100 km/h
- 15.5 s
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