The AMC Hornet SST is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of AMC's 7001 family of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) at 4400 rpm and 414 Nm (305 lbft/42.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1454 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4553 mm | 179.3 inches | |
| Width | 1805 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1339 mm | 52.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4981 cc (303.959 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 87.38 mm
3.75 × 3.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
414 Nm (305 ft·lb) (42.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
31.4 kW/litre 42.7 ps/litre 42.2 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
83.12 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 AM (FAL) 2100D ODM2 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1044.5 kPa (151.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 622.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.45 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.45 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 373505 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 7005-7 | ||
| Model family | 7001 | ||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 AMC Hornet SST added 2014-10-19. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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