Simca Esplanada

Simca Esplanada
1968-1969 Simca Esplanada
Overview
ManufacturerSimca do Brasil Chrysler do Brasil (after 1967)
Also calledChrysler-Simca Esplanada
Production1966–1969
Body and chassis
ClassExecutive car (E)[1]
Body style4-door saloon
LayoutFR layout
RelatedSimca Regente, Simca GTX
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission3-speed manual[2]
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,690 mm (105.9 in)[2]
Length4,720 mm (185.8 in)[2]
Width1,770 mm (69.7 in)[2]
Height1,450 mm (57.1 in)[2]
Curb weight1,390 kg (3,064 lb)[2]
Chronology
PredecessorSimca Chambord
SuccessorDodge Dart

The Simca Esplanada is a large car manufactured by Simca do Brasil in Brazil from 1966 to 1969.[3] It was manufactured at Simca do Brasil's São Bernardo do Campo factory.[4] Launched at the 1966 Salão do Automóvel in São Paulo, it replaced the Simca Chambord and related models.[4] The basic platform of the Esplanada can be traced back through the French-built Simca Vedette to the Ford Vedette.[5] The Emi-Sul engine was derived from the Ford Motor Company flathead V8 of 1932, thanks to the use of Zora Arkus-Duntov's "Ardun" hemispherical cylinder heads.[6] This iteration was the last version of that design to be built for a production car.[7]

  1. ^ "Simca (Brazil) Esplanada specifications: versions & types". www.automobile-catalog.com.
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  6. ^ Conwill, David (2018-09-23). "1958 Simca Aquilon V-8". Hemmings Motor News.
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