The Super Eight Club Coupé is a passenger car from Hudson, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Hudson Super Eight Club Coupé is one of the 53 range of cars from Hudson.
The Hudson Super Eight Club Coupé's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, side valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) of power at 4200 rpm.
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 | 3 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 5267 mm | 207.4 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.5 litres | 13.7 [16.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hudson | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 carburettors | ||
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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) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 16 x 6.00 | ||
| Tyres rear | 16 x 6.00 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 551342 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 53 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1946 Hudson Super Eight Club Coupé added 2018-05-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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