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Daf 55 Coupe  

1968-1972, The Netherlands

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
68-72: i4/8V 8.5:1 1108cc.(68ci)

45DIN-hp

@5000rpm

40.6 hp/l 1bbl 58lb-ft. (78Nm)

@2800rpm

71-72: i4/8V 10.0:1 1108cc.(68ci)

55DIN-hp

@6000rpm

49.6 hp/l 1bbl 59lb-ft. (80Nm)

@2800rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.1l45hp: 133kph/83mph ?s 23.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.5-10.5 l/100km22.4-24.8 mpg
1.1l55hp: 147kph/91mph 13.0s 19.3s ?s ?s

21.8s@?mph/?kph

10.5-11.7 l/100km20.1-22.4 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 135 SR14
transmission/drive wheel: "Variomatic" CVT/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3880 x 1540 x 1310 mm (152.8 x 60.6 x 51.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2250 mm - 1280/1250 mm (88.6 in - 50.4/49.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.98 m² (64.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.66 m² (~17.9 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 7.83 m³ (276.5 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 785 - 830 kg (1731 - 1830 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 15.1 - 17.4 kg/hp (33.3 - 38.5 lb/hp) 57 - 66 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 6,660 DM (1969) 
production: 153,263 (all Daf 55)

The Daf 44 was the first new model since the introduction of the Daf 600 in 1959.
It was technically related to the Daf 33, but with a larger body and a larger engine.
The Daf 55 was identical to the Daf 44, but with an engine from Renault. For
the first time a Daf had a 4-cylinder engine.

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany.
 
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