The Hindustan Ambassador 1800 is a 4 door sedan/saloon-bodied road car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 134 N·m (99 lb·ft/13.7 kgm) at 2250 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb 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 | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1104 kg | 2434 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 petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Isuzu | ||
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| 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 | 72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 2250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 29.1 kW/litre 39.6 ps/litre 39.1 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.75 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 926.7 kPa (134.4 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 65.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 47.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.85 kg/kW 34.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 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 | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 213191 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Hindustan Ambassador 1800 added 2010-05-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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