The AMC Ambassador SST is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.6 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 255 bhp (259 PS/190 kW) at 4600 rpm and 468 Nm (345 lbft/47.7 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1707 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 175 km/h, which is 109 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3099 | 122 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1522 | 59.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1524 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 5363 | 211.1 | |
| Breedte | 1962 | 77.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1411 | 55.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 1707 kg | 3763 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | AMC | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.6 litre 6571 cc (400.987 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 105.6 × 93.4 mm
4.16 × 3.68 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.13 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
259 PS (255 bhp) (190 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) bij 3300 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
28.9 kW/litre 39.3 ps/litre 38.8 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
71.22 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 AM carb | ||
| 895 kPa (129.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 821.38 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | |||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.98 kg/kW 14.99 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.87 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49841 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 55.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 AMC Ambassador SST added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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