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AC Greyhound  

1959-1963, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
59-63: i6/12V ?:1 1991cc.(121ci)

75-bhp

@4500rpm

37.7 hp/l carb. ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

59-63: i6/12V ?:1 1971cc.(120ci)

125-bhp

@5750rpm

63.4 hp/l 3x1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

59-63: i6/12V ?:1 2216cc.(135ci)

105-bhp

@4700rpm

47.4 hp/l carb. 129lb-ft. (175Nm)

@4700rpm

59-63: i6/12V ?:1 2553cc.(156ci)

170-bhp

@5500rpm

66.6 hp/l 3x1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.0l75hp: ?kph/?mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg
2.0l125hp: 177kph/110mph ?s 11.4s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg
2.2l105hp: 167kph/104mph ?s 11.4s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg
2.6l170hp: ?kph/?mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: ?
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4445 x 1664 x 1346 mm (175.0 x 65.5 x 53.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2540 mm - ?/? mm (100.0 in - ?/? in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.40 m² (79.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.85 m² (~19.9 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.96 m³ (351.6 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1000 - 1093 kg (2205 - 2410 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 6.4 - 13.3 kg/hp (14.2 - 29.4 lb/hp) 75 - 156 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 2,891 £ (1959) 
production: 83

   

The AC Greyhound was based on the AC Ace and AC Aceca, with a 2+2 seater coupe body.
but that was also the reason why the car was no success: to large, to heavy to be as sporty as the AC Ace/Aceca.

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany
 
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