The Nash Ambassador Super Club Sedan is a rear wheel drive car, with the motor positioned in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell designed by Pininfarina.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.1 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 3700 rpm and 298 Nm (220 lbft/30.4 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3092 mm | 121.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1413 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 5569 mm | 219.3 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 203 mm | 8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nash | ||
| Engine code | Super Jetfire | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4138 cc (252.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 111.1 mm
3.5 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 3700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.4 kW/litre 31.9 ps/litre 31.4 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.02 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter YH-895-SA carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 905 kPa (131.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 689.67 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 440451 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Nash Ambassador Super Club Sedan added 2015-09-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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