The Super 12 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front placed engine, sold by Singer.
The Singer Super 12's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 43 bhp (43.6 PS/32.1 kW) of power at 4200 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1168 kg at the kerb.
The Singer Super 12 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 103 km/h or 64 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 | 2616 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4180 mm | 164.6 inches | |
| Width | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1168 kg | 2575 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Singer | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1525 cc (93.061 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 105 mm
2.68 × 4.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 43.6 PS (43 bhp) (32.1 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 21 kW/litre 28.6 ps/litre 28.2 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 381.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 28 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 25 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 103 km/h (64 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 37.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 27.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 36.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 36.43 kg/kW 60.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45386 | ||
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| RAC rating | 11.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1938 Singer Super 12 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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