Facel Vega made exactly one four-door car ever, the Excellence, with pillarless suicide rear doors and a $12,800 price tag.
Lead trim: Excellence Chrysler Hemi V8 (5.9 / 6.3 / 6.4 L)
Facel Vega ExcellenceExcellence · 1958–1964
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FactFacel Vega made exactly one four-door car ever, the Excellence, with pillarless suicide rear doors and a $12,800 price tag.
The Facel Vega Excellence, unveiled at the October 1956 Paris Auto Show with production from 1958 to the company's 1964 end (156 built), was the only four-door model Facel ever made, on an elongated FV Coupé chassis, priced at US$12,800 (about four Citroën DS saloons) against the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, Mercedes-Benz 600 and Lagonda Rapide. It has pillarless suicide rear doors, tailfins and a wraparound windscreen with an American flavour but a distinctly European low beltline and high greenhouse; options that grew over the run included power steering and brakes, electric windows, Chrysler air conditioning and Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels. Engines were 5.9, 6.3 and 6.4-litre Chrysler Hemi V8s (undated by displacement on the page, so none entered), with a 4-speed Pont-à-Mousson manual or 3-speed Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic. Wheelbase 3,170 mm (125 in, EX1) or 3,180 mm (125 in, EX2), length 5,235 mm (206.1 in, EX1) or 5,280 mm (208 in, EX2), width 1,830 mm (72 in), height 1,380 mm (54 in), curb weight 1,920 kg (4,233 lb).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellence Chrysler Hemi V8 (5.9 / 6.3 / 6.4 L) | 1958–1964 | V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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