The Hispano-Suiza H6 is a luxury car that was produced by Hispano-Suiza, mostly in France. Introduced at the 1919 Paris Motor Show, the H6 was produced until 1933. 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. It was an all-aluminium engine displacing . Apart from the new overhead camshaft, it was essentially half of Birkigt's aviation V12 design.
One of the most notable features of the H6 was its brakes. They were light-alloy drums on all four wheels
The 1922 H6B was slightly more powerful. An () engine was used in 1924's H6C. Powered by a straight 6 (estimated to produce ), Dubonnet demanded a maximum body weight of ,
thumb|1921 Hispano Suiza H6B Tourer by Marcel Chavet
Specifications: 1924 H6C Dubonnet Boulogne Targa Florio speedster
thumb|André Dubonnet's 1924 H6C Targa Florio speedster
- Length:
- Width:
- Height
- cowl:
- windshield:
- Wheelbase:
- Wheels: center-locking
- Weight:
- Transmission: three-speed manual
- Suspension:
- Front: beam
- Rear: live axle, semi-elliptic leaf spring
- Engine: Hispano-Suiza straight 6
- Bore:
- Stroke:
- Displacement:
- Maximum power: at 3000 rpm (estimated)
thumb|1938 H6B Dubonnet Xenia
H6B Dubonnet Xenia
In 1938, Hispano-Suiza built a one-off H6B for André Dubonnet, in which he installed the engine from the H6C, his own custom suspension system, and custom bodywork by coachbuilder Saoutchik. This H6B served as his personal car, as well as a showcase of his automotive technologies and aerodynamic innovations. The H6B Dubonnet Xenia is currently owned by and is on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.
In popular culture
In Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Australian detective Phryne Fisher drives a red 1923 Hispano-Suiza H6, which makes frequent appearances in the television series.