The Hindustan Ambassador 1.5E2 DSL is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 36 bhp (36.5 PS/26.8 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 83 N·m (61 lb·ft/8.5 kgm) at 2250 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1200 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2464 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4325 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1662 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1488 cc (90.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 88.9 mm
2.87 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 36.5 PS (36 bhp) (26.8 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 83 Nm (61 ft·lb) (8.5 kgm) at 2250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 18 kW/litre 24.5 ps/litre 24.2 bhp/litre 0.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
55.78 Nm/litre
0.67 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 700.9 kPa (101.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 30.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 22.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 30 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 44.7 kg/kW 74.67 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 231 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 231 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 122463 | ||
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| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Hindustan Ambassador 1.5E2 DSL added 2004-10-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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