The Studebaker Champion is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Studebaker's 58G series of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, side valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) at 4000 rpm and 206 Nm (152 lbft/21 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1280 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 | 2959 mm | 116.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Length | 5140 mm | 202.4 inches | |
| Width | 1926 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1280 kg | 2822 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Studebaker | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 3041 cc (185.573 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 111.13 mm
3 × 4.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
206 Nm (152 ft·lb) (21 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
24.8 kW/litre 33.7 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
67.74 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 851.3 kPa (123.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 506.83 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17 kg/kW 28.39 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.40-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40-15 | ||
| 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 | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 660165 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 58G | ||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Studebaker Champion added 2020-04-05. Last modified 2024-05-06. |
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