Hindustan Ambassador 1800 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 130 N·m (96 lb·ft/13.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1104 kg.
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 | 2464 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4325 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1662 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1104 kg | 2434 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Isuzu | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1817 cc (110.88 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 82 mm
3.31 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 130 Nm (96 ft·lb) (13.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.4 kW/litre 41.3 ps/litre 40.7 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.55 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 899.1 kPa (130.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 454.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 67.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.01 kg/kW 33.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| 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 | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 122485 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Hindustan Ambassador 1800 added 2004-10-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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