The Rambler Custom is a motor vehicle from Hudson, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1334 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1467 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 4851 mm | 191 inches | |
| Width | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 210 mm | 8.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1334 kg | 2941 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hudson | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3205 cc (195.581 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.4 × 107.9 mm
3.13 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
29.1 kW/litre 39.5 ps/litre 39 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
71.76 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 901.8 kPa (130.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 534.17 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 | Higher is better 95.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 69.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.31 kg/kW 23.91 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58872 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Hudson Rambler Custom added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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