The Humber Super Snipe III is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 124 bhp (126 PS/92 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1506 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 | 2794 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1506 kg | 3320 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Humber | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2965 cc (180.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 82.55 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 (Net) |
126 PS (124 bhp) (92 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
31.2 kW/litre 42.4 ps/litre 41.8 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
60.71 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 762.9 kPa (110.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.17 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.29 kg/kW 27.21 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 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2587 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 57849 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Humber Super Snipe III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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