This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 198 bhp (201 PS/148 kW) of power at 4700 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 5004 mm | 197 inches | |
| Width | 1892 mm | 74.5 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64.4 litres | 14.2 [17] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4706 cc (287.178 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 82.55 mm
3.75 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
201 PS (198 bhp) (148 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
31.4 kW/litre 42.7 ps/litre 42.1 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
80.75 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1014.7 kPa (147.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 588.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 498960 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Cross Country added 2016-11-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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