Hindustan Ambassador
| Hindustan | |
|---|---|
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| Ambassador | |
| Production period: | 1958-2014 |
| Class : | Middle class |
| Body versions : | limousine |
| Engines: |
Otto engines : 1.5–1.8 liters (34–55 kW) Diesel engines : 1.5–2.0 liters (28–41 kW) |
| Length: | 4325 mm |
| Width: | 1660 mm |
| Height: | 1595 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2465 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1105 kg |
The Hindustan Ambassador ("Amby") of the automobile manufacturer Hindustan Motors was built under license in India from 1958 to 2014 based on the model of the Morris Oxford Series III and was a very popular vehicle there among all strata of the population.
The four-door sedan has ample ground clearance. There was a choice of up to five petrol and diesel engines , some of which were supplied by Isuzu , including a 1.5 l naturally aspirated diesel with 38 hp (28 kW) and a 75 hp (55 kW) petrol engine, optionally for the Operation with natural gas or liquid gas can be converted.
Characteristic features of the Ambassador are:
- Double wishbone axle at the front, with stabilizer and torsion bar suspension
- Rigid axle on leaf springs at the rear
- Disc brakes at the front, drum brakes at the rear
- Rear wheel drive
- Manual transmission with 5 gears
Most recently, the Ambassador was also available with air conditioning, power windows and MP3 player.
Production was discontinued in May 2014. On February 11, 2017, Peugeot acquired the rights to the Ambassador car brand for 12 million euros.
Others
In his book The Art of Stylish Impoverishment , the journalist and writer Alexander von Schönburg mentions a used Hindustan Ambassador who ended up in Bonn because of its exoticism as a prime example of a car for someone “with little money and an exquisite taste in cars”.
| Technical data Hindustan Ambassador (1969/2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Ambassador | Mk.II (1969) | 1.8 (2006) | 1.5 Diesel (2006) | 2.0 diesel (2006) |
| Engine: | 4-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke) | |||
| Displacement: | 1489 cc | 1817 cc | 1489 cc | 1995 cc |
| Bore × stroke: | 73 x 88.9 mm | 84 × 82 mm | 73 x 88.9 mm | 84 × 90 mm |
| Performance at 1 / min: | 34 kW (46.5 hp) at 4200 |
55 kW (75 PS) at 5000 |
28 kW (38 hp) at 4000 |
41 kW (56 PS) at 4000 |
| Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 91 Nm at 3000 | 135 Nm at 3000 | 83 Nm at 2250 | 112 Nm at 2500 |
| Compression: | 7.2: 1 | 8.5: 1 | 23: 1 | 21: 1 |
| Mixture preparation: | 1 downdraft carburetor SU | Electric injection | Diesel injection pump | |
| Valve control: | OHV , chain | OHC , chain | n / A | OHC , timing belt |
| Cooling: | Water cooling | |||
| Transmission: | Four-speed rear-wheel drive |
Five-speed rear-wheel drive |
Four-speed rear-wheel drive |
Five-speed rear-wheel drive |
| Front suspension: | Wishbones, torsion bars | |||
| Rear suspension: | Rigid axle, semi-elliptical leaf springs | |||
| Brakes: | Drum brakes all around | Drum brakes all around, aw disc brakes up front | ||
| Steering: | Rack and pinion steering | Rack and pinion steering, aW servo | ||
| Body: | Sheet steel, self-supporting | |||
| Track width front / rear: | 1360/1350 mm | |||
| Wheelbase: | 2460 mm | |||
| Dimensions: | 4360 × 1650 × 1600 mm | 4325 × 1620-1660 × 1595 mm | ||
| Empty weight: | 1120 kg | 1105 kg | 1200 kg | 1200 kg |
| Top speed: | 119.5 km / h | 140 km / h | 100+ km / h | 120+ km / h |
| 0-100 km / h: | n / A | |||
| Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): | 10.5-11.3 N | 7-10 N | 6-9 D. | 7-10D |
swell
- Automobil Revue , catalog numbers 1969/2006 (dates).
Individual evidence
- ^ Car catalog model year 2010, Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage; P. 76.
- ↑ India's iconic Ambassador car brand is sold to Peugeot. BBC News, February 11, 2017, accessed February 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Schönburg, Alexander von: The art of stylish impoverishment: How to get rich without money. - 3rd edition, Berlin: Rowohlt, 2005; P. 120
Web links
- Some background information and pictures (English)
- Article on the Ambassador (August 30, 2007)
- Article on the Ambassador (December 27, 2008)
- The end of the Indian auto legend Ambassador