The De Luxe Eight Touring Sedan is a motor vehicle from Packard, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The De Luxe Eight Touring Sedan is part of Packard's 22nd range of cars.
Its 4.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 5197 mm | 204.6 inches | |
| Width | 1968 mm | 77.5 inches | |
| Height | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4720 cc (288.032 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 95.2 mm
3.5 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.5 kW/litre 27.9 ps/litre 27.5 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 590 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-LH | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 328471 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2262 | ||
| Model family | 22nd | ||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Packard De Luxe Eight Touring Sedan added 2013-04-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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