The Ambassador Custom is a 4 door saloon style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Ambassador Custom is an overhead valve, 5.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4700 rpm and 461 N·m (340 lb·ft/47 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The Ambassador Custom weighs a claimed 1511 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2832 mm | 111.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Length | 4788 mm | 188.5 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1511 kg | 3331 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5358 cc (326.965 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 82.6 mm
4 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
34.8 kW/litre 47.3 ps/litre 46.7 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
86.04 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ho carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1081.2 kPa (156.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 669.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.11 kg/kW 13.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 52437 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Ambassador Custom added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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