Daf 55 Marathon
Daf 55 Marathon
The DAF 55 is a small family car produced by the Dutch company DAF from December 1967 to September 1972. At that time it was replaced with the DAF 66.
All 55s featured the unique Variomatic belt-driven continuously variable transmission, with no manual transmission available. This feature of all DAF cars was very unusual for its class at the time.
The 55 was available as a 2-door saloon, a 3-door estate and a 2-door coupe.
In total 164,231 DAF 55s were built.
General Data
Make
Daf
Model
55
Sub Model
Marathon
Production / Sales Year(s)
1971 - 1972
Country of origin
Netherlands
Body work and dimensions
Body type
Saloon
Doors
2
Number of seats
5
Engine
Engine Type
in-line
Cylinders
4
Engine Displacement (cc)
1108
Engine Displacement (cui)
68
Engine (l)
1.1
Engine HP
54
Engine PS
55
Engine KW
40
@RPM
6000
Fueltype
Gasoline
Unless noted otherwise, DIN rated horsepower and torque is given.
Transmission
Transmission Type
Variomatic
Chassis
Engine position
Front
Drive Train
Rear Wheel Drive
Performance (Factory Claim)
Top Speed Km/h
145
Top Speed MP/H
90
Credit Photography and text
Wikipedia Page
Technical Specifications
Archive Superclassics
Text Source
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Last modified
11/10/2022
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