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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2832 | 111.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1387 | 54.6 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1375 | 54.1 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4788 | 188.5 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1676 | 66 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1524 | 60 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1511 kg | 3331 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | |||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 | ||
| Hubraum | 5.4 litre 5358 cc (326.965 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 101.6 × 82.6 mm
4 × 3.25 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.23 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (Gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) bei 4700 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (Gross) |
461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) bei 2600 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (Gross) |
34.8 kW/litre 47.3 ps/litre 46.7 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (Gross) |
86.04 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.7:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Ho carb | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1081.2 kPa (156.8 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 669.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
| 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | 12.10 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.54 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 52437 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| 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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