The Packard Super Eight Limousine is a limousine with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
The Super Eight Limousine forms part of Packard's 1405 model range.
The Packard Super Eight Limousine's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6.3 litre, side valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 3200 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 2440 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3664 mm | 144.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5671 mm | 223.3 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2440 kg | 5379 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] 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 | 6.3 litre 6306 cc (384.816 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 127 mm
3.5 × 5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| 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 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17.7 kW/litre 24.1 ps/litre 23.8 bhp/litre 0.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Packard Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 9 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 788.25 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 62.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.81 kg/kW 36.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 5.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 449581 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 1405 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1935 Packard Super Eight Limousine added 2015-12-30. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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