The Hudson Hornet Custom 6 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Hornet Custom 6 forms part of Hudson's 35560 series.
Power is produced by a side valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) at 4000 rpm and 377 N·m (278 lb·ft/38.4 kgm) at 1800-2800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual with overdrive transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3080 mm | 121.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 5315 mm | 209.3 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hudson | ||
| Engine code | Championship 6 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5047 cc (307.987 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 114.3 mm
3.81 × 4.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
377 Nm (278 ft·lb) (38.4 kgm) at 1800-2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
25.1 kW/litre 34.2 ps/litre 33.7 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
74.7 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Carter WAI 2113-S carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.7 kPa (136.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 841.17 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 4.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 246 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 246 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 458623 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | G-6 | ||
| Model family | 35560 | ||
| RAC rating | 34.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Hudson Hornet Custom 6 added 2016-01-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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