The Hindustan Ambassador Mark 3 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that produces 49 bhp (49.7 PS/36.5 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 100 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1114 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 119 km/h or 74 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Número de puertas | 4 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2460 | 96.9 | |
| Vía delantera | 1360 | 53.5 | |
| Vía trasera | 1350 | 53.1 | |
| Longitud | 4340 | 170.9 | |
| Ancho | 1650 | 65 | |
| Altura | 1600 | 63 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 200 | 7.9 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.76 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1114 kg | 2456 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMC | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 1.5 litre 1489 cc (90.864 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 73 × 88.9 mm
2.87 × 3.5 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 0.82 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 8 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (SAE) |
49.7 PS (49 bhp) (36.5 kW) a 4200 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (SAE) |
100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) a 3000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (SAE) |
24.5 kW/litre 33.4 ps/litre 32.9 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE) |
67.16 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 7.2:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 1 SU type HS 2 carb | ||
| 843.9 kPa (122.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 372.25 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | 19.8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 25 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 119 km/h (74 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 44.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 32.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 43.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.49 kg/kW 50.93 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Suspensión delantera | I.W.TB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | LA.SE. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 4.88 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97944 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Hindustan Ambassador Mark 3 added 2002-07-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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