Packard Super Eight is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.4 litre, side valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
A 3 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3581 mm | 141 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5732 mm | 225.7 inches | |
| Width | 1970 mm | 77.6 inches | |
| Height | 1634 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
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| Weight distribution | |||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5361 cc (327.148 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 107.95 mm
3.5 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.9 kW/litre 28.4 ps/litre 28 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 670.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 291731 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Packard Super Eight added 2012-11-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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