The Commodore is a road car from Hudson, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a convertible/cabriolet body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) of power at 4200 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual transmission.
The Hudson Commodore weighs a stated 1656 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5271 mm | 207.5 inches | |
| Width | 1956 mm | 77 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1656 kg | 3651 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4170 cc (254.469 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 114.3 mm
3 × 4.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 130 PS (128 bhp) (95 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 22.9 kW/litre 31.1 ps/litre 30.7 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.35 kg/kW 28.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73095 | ||
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| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Hudson Commodore added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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