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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2460 | 96.9 | |
| Voies AV | 1360 | 53.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1350 | 53.1 | |
| Longueur | 4340 | 170.9 | |
| Largeur | 1650 | 65 | |
| Hauteur | 1600 | 63 | |
| Garde au sol | 200 | 7.9 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1114 kg | 2456 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMC | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.5 litre 1489 cc (90.864 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 73 × 88.9 mm
2.87 × 3.5 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.82 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAE) |
49.7 PS (49 bhp) (36.5 kW) à 4200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAE) |
100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 7.2:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 SU type HS 2 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 843.9 kPa (122.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 3 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 372.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 19.8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 25 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.TB. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 5.90 x 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.88 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97944 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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