Packard Panther-Daytona is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a supercharged engine of 5.9 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) of power.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic transmission.
Maximum speed stated is 211 km/h (131 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5474 mm | 215.5 inches | |
| Width | 2054 mm | 80.9 inches | |
| Height | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5882 cc (358.942 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.5 × 114.3 mm
3.56 × 4.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 34.9 kW/litre 47.4 ps/litre 46.8 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 9 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 735.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 327800 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 40.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Packard Panther-Daytona added 2013-04-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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