The Humber Super Snipe is a 4 door saloon style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 121 bhp (123 PS/90 kW) at 4800 rpm and 219 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.3 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1492 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 152 km/h (94 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2794 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4693 mm | 184.8 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1492 kg | 3289 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Humber | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2966 cc (180.996 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 82.6 mm
3.44 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 123 PS (121 bhp) (90 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 219 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.3 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.4 kW/litre 41.4 ps/litre 40.8 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.84 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 927.9 kPa (134.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 152 km/h (94 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.54 kg/kW 27.62 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27522 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Humber Super Snipe added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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