The Hunter Special Saloon is a rear wheel drive sedan/saloon motor car with a front placed engine, sold by Singer.
Powering the Singer Hunter Special Saloon is an overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 48 bhp (48.7 PS/35.8 kW) at 4200 rpm and 98 N·m (72 lb·ft/10 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1156 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2477 mm | 97.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1282 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Length | 4496 mm | 177 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1156 kg | 2549 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 | Singer | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1497 cc (91.353 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 89.4 mm
2.87 × 3.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead camshaft (OHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 48.7 PS (48 bhp) (35.8 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.9 kW/litre 32.5 ps/litre 32.1 bhp/litre 0.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
65.46 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 822.6 kPa (119.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.25 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 42.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 30.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 41.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 32.3 kg/kW 53.95 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 5.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 368984 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Singer Hunter Special Saloon added 2014-06-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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