The Packard Standard Eight Coupé is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Standard Eight Coupé forms part of Packard's 626 model series.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.2 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual set of gears.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2/4 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3213 mm | 126.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4815 mm | 189.6 inches | |
| Width | 1762 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Height | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.2 litre 5230 cc (319.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.96 × 127 mm
3.19 × 5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 12.8 kW/litre 17.4 ps/litre 17.2 bhp/litre 0.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 9 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 653.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
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| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 32 x 6.00 | ||
| Tyres rear | 32 x 6.00 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 335302 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 338 | ||
| Model family | 626 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1929 Packard Standard Eight Coupé added 2013-04-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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