Panhard swapped the Dyna Z's aluminium body for steel in 1955 to cut costs, and instantly added 123 kg.
Lead trim: Dyna Z 851 cc boxer twin (42 hp) · up to 50 hp
Panhard Dyna ZZ1 · 1954–1959
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FactPanhard swapped the Dyna Z's aluminium body for steel in 1955 to cut costs, and instantly added 123 kg.
The Panhard Dyna Z is a lightweight motor car produced by Panhard of France from 1954 to 1959 (approximately 140,000 built), first presented to the press at Les Ambassadeurs restaurant in Paris on 17 June 1953, entering production the following year and replaced by the Panhard PL 17 in 1959. The Dyna X was replaced by the more streamlined Dyna Z, whose body was originally aluminium with steel tube subframes; the cost penalty of aluminium bodywork became unsustainable in summer 1954 and from September 1955 the Type Z1 switched to steel bodywork (door shells, trunk and hood still aluminium), an instant weight penalty of 123 kg, by which time Citroën had taken a 25% holding in Panhard (1955) and integrated the dealership networks. It was a six-seat saloon (also a two-door cabriolet and a 2-door pickup) with front-wheel drive from an 851 cc two-cylinder boxer engine of 42 or 50 hp (the page gives 5000 rpm in its infobox but 5500 rpm for the Tiger), a 4-speed column-shift gearbox, transverse leaf-spring front suspension and torsion-bar rear, and drum brakes; the Tiger version, with a racing-inspired engine and full cooling shroud, was sold in the US at about $2,000 (halfway between a Volkswagen Beetle and a Peugeot 403), with 50 hp and a top speed of 145 km/h (90 mph). It suffered from some engine and wind noise, and reliability suffered. Wheelbase 2,570 mm (101.2 in), length 4,570 mm (179.9 in), width 1,668 mm (65.7 in), height 1,430 mm (56.3 in) as a saloon.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyna Z 851 cc boxer twin (42 hp) | 1954–1959 | 0.9 L Flat-2 | 42 hp | 47 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Dyna Z Tiger 851 cc boxer twin (50 hp) | 1954–1959 | 0.9 L Flat-2 | 50 hp | 49 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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