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The Hispano-Suiza H6 is a luxury automobile that was produced by Hispano-Suiza. Introduced at the 1919 Paris Motor Show,〔Ultimatecarpage.com - Hispano Suiza H6C Monza〕 the H6 was produced until 1933.〔AutoZine - Hispano-Suiza H6 (1919)〕 Roughly 2,350 H6, H6B, and H6C cars were produced in total. ==Specifications== The H6 engine featured a straight-six engine inspired by designer Marc Birkigt's work on aircraft engines.〔Conceptcarz.com - 1922 Hispano Suiza H6B〕 It was an all-aluminium engine displacing .〔Browne, T.C. p.118.〕 Apart from the new overhead camshaft, it was essentially half of Birkigt's aviation V12 design.〔 The seven-bearing〔 crankshaft was milled from a steel billet to become a sturdy unit,〔 while the block used screwed-in steel liners,〔 and the water passages were enamelled to prevent corrosion.〔Browne, T.C. p.119.〕 One of the most notable features of the H6 was its brakes. They were light-alloy drums on all four wheels〔 with power-assist〔〔〔 the first in the industry, driven with a special shaft from the transmission. When the car was decelerating, its own momentum drove the brake servo to provide additional power.〔 This technology was later licensed to other manufacturers, including arch-rival Rolls-Royce.〔〔Autos.ca: Motoring Memories - Hispano-Suiza〕 The 1922 H6B was slightly more powerful. An () engine was used in 1924's H6C.〔 The H6 series was replaced in 1933 by the J12, which initially used a V12 pushrod engine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hispano-Suiza H6」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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