Simca Esplanada
| Simca Esplanada | |
|---|---|
1968-1969 Simca Esplanada | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Simca do Brasil Chrysler do Brasil (after 1967) |
| Also called | Chrysler-Simca Esplanada |
| Production | 1966–1969 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Simca Regente, Simca GTX |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,690 mm (105.9 in) |
| Length | 4,720 mm (185.8 in) |
| Width | 1,770 mm (69.7 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,390 kg (3,064 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Simca Chambord |
| Successor | Dodge Dart |
The Simca Esplanada is a large car manufactured by Simca do Brasil in Brazil from 1966 to 1969. It was manufactured at Simca do Brasil's São Bernardo do Campo factory. Launched at the 1966 Salão do Automóvel in São Paulo, it replaced the Simca Chambord and related models. The basic platform of the Esplanada can be traced back through the French-built Simca Vedette to the Ford Vedette. 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. This iteration was the last version of that design to be built for a production car.