The Husky III is a road car from Hillman, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 1.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that has an output of 40.5 bhp (41.1 PS/30.2 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 97 N·m (72 lb·ft/9.9 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Hillman Husky III weighs a claimed 935 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 | 2184 mm | 86 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Length | 3797 mm | 149.5 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 935 kg | 2061 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 28.4 litres | 6.2 [7.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hillman | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 76.2 mm
3 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
41.1 PS (40.5 bhp) (30.2 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
97 Nm (72 ft·lb) (9.9 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
21.7 kW/litre 29.5 ps/litre 29.1 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
69.78 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 876.9 kPa (127.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 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 43.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 32.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 43.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.96 kg/kW 51.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 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 | 974 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59026 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Hillman Husky III added 1998-01-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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