Packard Patrician is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.9 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 212 bhp (215 PS/158 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 447 N·m (330 lb·ft/45.6 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
A 2 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1900 kg.
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 | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1546 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 5498 mm | 216.5 inches | |
| Width | 1978 mm | 77.9 inches | |
| Height | 1597 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1900 kg | 4189 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated 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 (SAE) |
215 PS (212 bhp) (158 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
447 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.6 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
26.9 kW/litre 36.5 ps/litre 36 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
75.99 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter WCFB-2112S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 955 kPa (138.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 9 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 735.25 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 113.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.02 kg/kW 20.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | 6L x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6L x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 327789 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 5452 | ||
| RAC rating | 40.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Packard Patrician added 2013-04-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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