DeSoto Firedome 4.5 V8 (160 Hp) Tip-Toe Shift

1952 - 1953
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Body type
, 6 seats
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Boot capacity
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Engine capacity
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Power
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Transmission
4 gears, automatic transmission Tip-Toe Shift Fluid Drive
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Transmission
Rear wheel drive
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Acceleration to 100 km/h
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Max. speed
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Fuel
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Average consumption

General Information

Modification (Engine)
4.5 V8 (160 Hp) Tip-Toe Shift
Start of production
1952 year
Powertrain Architecture
Internal Combustion engine
Seats
6
Doors
2
End of production
1953 year

Engine

Dimensions

Rear (Back) track
1513 mm
Width
1963 mm
Height
1588 mm
Length
5420 mm
Front track
1430 mm
Minimum turning circle (turning diameter)
13
Wheelbase
3188 mm

Performance Characteristics

Volume and Weight

Fuel tank capacity
64 l

Transmission, Brakes and Suspension

Drivetrain Architecture
The Internal combustion engine (ICE) drives the rear wheels of the vehicle.
Drive wheel
Rear wheel drive
Number of gears and type of gearbox
4 gears, automatic transmission Tip-Toe Shift Fluid Drive
Front suspension
Independent coil spring
Rear suspension
Leaf spring
Front brakes
Drum, 305 mm
Rear brakes
Drum, 305 mm

Other generations DeSoto Firedome

DeSoto Firedome I Eight-Passenger
DeSoto Firedome Club Coupe (facelift 1953)
DeSoto Firedome Four-Door Sedan (facelift 1953)
DeSoto Firedome II Station Wagon (facelift 1956)
DeSoto Firedome I Club Coupe
DeSoto Firedome I Four-Door Sedan
DeSoto Firedome II Four-Door Sportsman (facelift 1956)
DeSoto Firedome III Two-Door Sportsman (facelift 1959)
DeSoto Firedome II Convertible (facelift 1956)
DeSoto Firedome III Two-Door Sportsman (facelift 1958)
DeSoto Firedome Convertible Coupe (facelift 1954)
DeSoto Firedome II Four-Door Sedan (facelift 1956)
DeSoto Firedome I Convertible
DeSoto Firedome Eight-Passenger (facelift 1954)
DeSoto Firedome III Convertible (facelift 1958)
DeSoto Firedome Sportsman Coupe (facelift 1953)
DeSoto Firedome III Four-Door Sedan (facelift 1958)
DeSoto Firedome All-Steel Station Wagon (facelift 1953)
DeSoto Firedome III Four-Door Sportsman (facelift 1958)
DeSoto Firedome Club Coupe (facelift 1954)
DeSoto Firedome All-Steel Station Wagon (facelift 1954)
DeSoto Firedome I Station Wagon
DeSoto Firedome III Four-Door Sportsman
DeSoto Firedome Eight-Passenger (facelift 1953)
DeSoto Firedome III Two-Door Sportsman
DeSoto Firedome III Convertible
DeSoto Firedome III Four-Door Sportsman (facelift 1959)
DeSoto Firedome III Convertible (facelift 1959)
DeSoto Firedome II Sportsman
DeSoto Firedome II Station Wagon
DeSoto Firedome Four-Door Seville
DeSoto Firedome Convertible (facelift 1953)
DeSoto Firedome III Four-Door Sedan
DeSoto Firedome II Convertible
DeSoto Firedome II Special Coupe
DeSoto Firedome Four-Door Sedan (facelift 1954)
DeSoto Firedome II Four-Door Sedan
DeSoto Firedome Sportsman Coupe (facelift 1954)
DeSoto Firedome Two-Door Seville
DeSoto Firedome I Sportsman Coupe
DeSoto Firedome II Two-Door Sportsman (facelift 1956)
DeSoto Firedome III Four-Door Sedan (facelift 1959)