The Contessa Classic is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front located engine, sold by Hindustan.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 136 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1140 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 160 km/h, or 99 mph.
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 | 2665 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4570 mm | 179.9 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1140 kg | 2513 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1818 cc (110.941 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 | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
136 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.7 kW/litre 48.5 ps/litre 47.9 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.81 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 940.1 kPa (136.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 454.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.57 kg/kW 29.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28094 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Hindustan Contessa Classic added 1998-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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