The AMC Ambassador Super is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
The Ambassador Super forms part of AMC's 5880 series of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.4 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 270 bhp (274 PS/201 kW) at 4700 rpm and 488 Nm (360 lbft/49.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
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 | 2972 | 117 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1467 | 57.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1502 | 59.1 | |
| Lengte | 5084 | 200.2 | |
| Breedte | 1812 | 71.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1473 | 58 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.71 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | AMC | ||
| Motor nummer | 327 AM V-8 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.4 litre 5354 cc (326.721 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 101.6 × 82.55 mm
4 × 3.25 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.23 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
274 PS (270 bhp) (201 kW) bij 4700 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) bij 2600 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
37.6 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
91.15 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.7:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Holley carburettor | ||
| 1145.4 kPa (166.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 669.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
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| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 254 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.72 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.10 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 668921 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 5880 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 AMC Ambassador Super added 2020-04-14. Last modified 2022-11-13. |
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