The Packard Twin Six V12 Tenth Series is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Its 7.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 12 cylinder unit that develops 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 3200 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 2794 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 150 km/h, which equates to 93 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3530 mm | 139 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5461 mm | 215 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2794 kg | 6160 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 76° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.3 litre 7298 cc (445.351 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 101.6 mm
3.44 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17.9 kW/litre 24.3 ps/litre 24 bhp/litre 0.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 St EE3 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 608.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 17 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.41 kg/kW 35.76 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) | |||
| 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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65219 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 56.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1934 Packard Twin Six V12 Tenth Series added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-26. |
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