The Singer Gazelle IIIC is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 53 bhp (54 PS/40 kW) of power at 4100 rpm, and maximum torque of 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 2100 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1043 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 132 km/h (82 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 | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Length | 4153 mm | 163.5 inches | |
| Width | 1543 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Height | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1043 kg | 2299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hillman | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1592 cc (97.15 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.5 × 76.2 mm
3.21 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
54 PS (53 bhp) (40 kW) at 4100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
24.8 kW/litre 33.8 ps/litre 33.3 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
74.12 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 931.4 kPa (135.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398 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 | 132 km/h (82 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.39 kg/kW 44.08 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1277 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45430 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Singer Gazelle IIIC added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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