The Silent Six Continental Saloon is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, sold by Singer.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 49 bhp (49.7 PS/36.5 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Top quoted speed is 106 km/h (66 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 | 3086 mm | 121.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4674 mm | 184 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 216 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.51 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Singer | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2162 cc (131.933 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.5 × 95 mm
2.74 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 49.7 PS (49 bhp) (36.5 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 16.9 kW/litre 23 ps/litre 22.7 bhp/litre 0.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 360.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 106 km/h (66 mph) | ||
| 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 | 18 x 5.5 | ||
| Tyres rear | 18 x 5.5 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 359601 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1934 Singer Silent Six Continental Saloon added 2013-12-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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