In its final year, the 90A Aronde added a pair of chic Facel-bodied 2-seaters — the Océane cabriolet and the Plein Ciel coupe — dressing up Simca’s family car as something far more glamorous.
Lead trim: 90A Aronde 1290 cc Flash four (45 hp) · up to 48 hp
Simca Aronde90A · 1955–1958
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FactIn its final year, the 90A Aronde added a pair of chic Facel-bodied 2-seaters — the Océane cabriolet and the Plein Ciel coupe — dressing up Simca’s family car as something far more glamorous.
The second-generation Aronde debuted in October 1955 with the newly named 1290 cc Flash engine, which retained the 75 mm cylinder stroke of the previous engine but had its bore increased to 74 mm; with the Solex 32 carburetter unchanged, a raised compression ratio gave claimed maximum power, for the models shown at the October 1955 motor show, of 45 hp (34 kW) at 4,500 rpm or 48 hp (36 kW) at 4,800 rpm (and more in some more highly tuned versions). Externally the Aronde for 1956 had an updated 9 Aronde body with restyled front and rear ends and a very slight lengthening at the back that put the spare wheel under the boot floor, substantially increasing luggage capacity; new Elysée and Montlhéry trim levels appeared and the "Commerciale" and "Messagère" vans remained available. Wheelbase 2,440 mm (96.1 in), length 4,115 mm (162.0 in), width 1,560 mm (61.4 in), height 1,510 mm (59.4 in).
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90A Aronde 1290 cc Flash four (45 hp) | 1955–1958 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 45 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 90A Aronde 1290 cc Flash four (48 hp) | 1955–1958 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 48 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
Simca sold a stripped-down Aronde overseas as the "Outremer" — aimed chiefly at Algeria, at the exact moment that colony was fighting its war for independence.
In its final year, the 90A Aronde added a pair of chic Facel-bodied 2-seaters — the Océane cabriolet and the Plein Ciel coupe — dressing up Simca’s family car as something far more glamorous.
Simca pulled a random Aronde off the line and ran it for forty days and forty nights straight at Montlhéry — 100,000 km covered, and more than 30 international records broken.
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