Its power-assisted drum brakes, boosted by the car's own deceleration, were an industry first that Rolls-Royce later licensed.
Lead trim: H6C 8.0 L straight-six
Hispano-Suiza H6 / H6B / H6CH6 · 1919–1933
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FactIts power-assisted drum brakes, boosted by the car's own deceleration, were an industry first that Rolls-Royce later licensed.
The Hispano-Suiza H6 is a luxury car introduced at the 1919 Paris Motor Show and made until 1933 (roughly 2,350 H6/H6B/H6C built), designed by Marc Birkigt with a straight-six inspired by his aircraft engine work, essentially half his aviation V12 with an added overhead camshaft: an all-aluminium block of 6,597 cc, a seven-bearing crankshaft milled from a 600 lb steel billet down to 35 lb, screwed-in steel liners and enamelled water passages. Its light-alloy, power-assisted drum brakes on all four wheels (using the car's own deceleration to boost the servo) were an industry first later licensed to Rolls-Royce. The 1922 H6B was slightly more powerful, and the 1924 H6C used an 8.0-litre (110 x 140 mm) engine; the H6 series was replaced in 1933 by the J12. A short-wheelbase 'Boulogne' racing series of five H6Bs was built in 1922, and a 1924 H6C 'Boulogne' (7,982 cc, estimated 195 hp) built to a 100 lb body-weight limit for the Targa Florio finished that race with a tulipwood-strip aluminium body. Length 5,537 mm (218.0 in), width 1,791 mm (70.5 in), curb weight 1,583 kg (3,490 lb).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H6 6,597 cc straight-six | 1919–1922 | 6.6 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| H6C 8.0 L straight-six | 1924–1933 | 8.0 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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